Numeracy day 2

Write down the number that is 6 more than −13.

Answer explanation

Negative numbers are numbers that are less than zero.

A number line can be used to add and subtract negative numbers.

-13 + 6 = -7

What is numeracy?

• The ability to understand and use maths in daily life, at home, work or school.

• Being confident with time, for instance when planning journeys.

• Knowing when an estimate will do.

• Memorising methods or times tables.

Answer explanation

Numeracy means understanding how maths is used in the real world and being able to apply it to make the best possible decisions.

It’s as much about thinking and reasoning as about 'doing sums'. It means being able to:

-Interpret data, charts and diagrams

-Process information

-Solve problems

-Check answers

-Understand and explain solutions

-Make decisions based on logical thinking and reasoning

Write 0.007 in words.

Answer explanation

Each digit in a number has a place value. It shows the position of a digit in a number.

Numbers can be written as words using a place value table.

Answer: seven thousandths

Which of these cities is the furthest away from London?

Answer explanation

Place values are used to order whole numbers.

Answer: Cape town 9680km.

A A C A A

What percentage of the letters are A?

Round 293 to the nearest 100

Answer explanation

To round a number to the nearest 100, look at the tens digit. If the tens digit is 5 or more, round up. If the tens digit is 4 or less, round down.

Answer: 300

Select the letters of the shapes that are pentagons.

• B

• C

• D

• D

• F

Answer explanation

Polygons are 2D shapes with straight sides.

Quadrilaterals

Quadrilaterals have 4 sides and their internal angles add up to 360°.

Square, rectangle, rhombus, parallelogram, kite and trapezium are all quadrilaterals.

Triangles

Triangles have 3 sides. Their internal angles add up to 180°.

The types of triangle are isosceles, equilateral, scalene, and right-angled.

Irregular polygons

Irregular polygons have sides of different lengths and angles.

Regular polygons

There are names for other shapes with sides of the same length.

These include pentagon which has 5 sides, hexagon has 6, heptagon has 7, and octagon has 8 sides.

Four tickets for a trip cost a total of £156.

Work out the cost of one ticket.

Emma is going to South Africa and wants to exchange £250. Based on the table, how many rand should she get?

Answer explanation

Currency is the money that a country uses. In the UK, it's the pound. Different countries have different currencies. You can convert money from one currency to another so you can buy things if you go on holiday abroad for example.

Answer:

The exchange rate for South African rand is 19.33.

250 × 19.33 = 4,832.50 rand.