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Tips for presenting your mathematical work clearly and effectively, including reasoning, calculations and conclusions
This will support you to meet the Organising, Communicating, and Writing accurately requirements.
This video is relevant to Year 10 students who are studying the new GCSE Mathematics and Numeracy (Double Award) and Year 11 students who are studying the GCSE Mathematics – Numeracy course.
Please be aware that this video works out the calculations without a calculator, whereas a calculator is allowed in Unit 1 of the new specification. Please also be aware that the unit structure is different in the new specification. However, the content of all the questions included in this video is relevant to both courses.
Year 11 (old specification)
- Unit 1 (foundation tier) – Non-Calculator
Year 10 (new specification – teaching from 2025)
- Unit 1 (foundation tier) – Calculator allowed
Topics:
- Solving financial problems and calculating a percentage of value (1:47 – 7:07)
- Solving financial problems and calculating costs (7:08 – 14:09)
- Solving financial problems and calculating a percentage of value (14:10 – 19:56)