What is Functional Maths?

Level 1/2

We face lots of maths problems every day – some simple, some not so simple. Here are

some examples.

Every day maths

The temperature yesterday was 4 degrees.

The weather…

What will the temperature be tomorrow?

4 – 8 =

Weather experts say the temperature will drop by 8

degrees overnight.

?-4

You and your three friends decide to go and watch a new movie in 3D.

Going to the cinema…

Tickets cost £7.50 each or a group

ticket for up to four is £25.

Which tickets would be the cheapest?

Tickets£7.50 each or 4 for £25

£7.50 x 4 =

Group ticket = £25

?£30

You and your three friends decide to go an watch a new movie in 3D.

Going to the cinema…

You buy two drinks and three tubs of

popcorn. Drink£1.99 each

Popcorn£1.42 eachWhat is the total cost for your trip?

Tickets£7.50 each or 4 for £25

Tickets (2 x £1.99) =

(3 x £1.42)=

£25

Drinks

Popcorn

Total =

£3.98

£4.26

(group) = ???

?£33.24

Time…The film starts at 19:45 and lasts for

90 minutes. You have to be home by 21:30, do you have enough time to watch the

film?19:45 + 90 minutes = ?21:1

5

Your dinner will take 25 minutes to cook.

Time…You put the food in at 21:15. What time will your dinner be

ready?21:25 + 25 minutes = 21:5

0?

Time…What time train would you need to catch from Long Road to be at the Ice Skating Rink before

08:30?

Measuring…This is a table of equivalent imperial and metric

lengths:Imperial Metric

1 inch 2.54 cm

1 foot 12 inches

0.3048 m

1 yard 3 foot 0.9144 m

1 mile 1760 yards

1.6093 kmHow wide is this in

m?A cricket pitch

is 50 yards wide. 0.9144m x 50 =?45.72

m

Understanding and using whole and negative numbers.

What will you learn?

Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division using a range of strategies.

What will you learn?

Equivalent fractions, decimals and percentages.

What will you learn?

= 1/10= 0.10

= 10%

Ratio.

What will you learn?

Solving problems requiring calculation with time, money, weight, length, capacity and

temperature.

What will you learn?

Using simple formulae.

What will you learn?

Converting units of measure.

What will you learn?

Calculating area and perimeter in practical situations.

What will you learn?

3.05m

21.12m

Constructing geometric diagrams, models and shapes.

What will you learn?

Extracting and interpreting data from graphs, tables, charts and diagrams.

What will you learn?

Calculating mean, mode, median and range.

What will you learn?

mode =

Assessing the likelihood of an event occurring.

What will you learn?

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