Buying a car Functional Maths Level 1

Are your students interested in buying a car? This functional maths level 1 resource is a great way to build on interests while also teaching fractions, decimals, percentages, converting between pounds and pence, finding the mean and making financial decisions.

What’s inside?
38 pages of print and go maths content designed for students at Functional Skills Maths Level 1. The pages support learners at a range of skill levels, who are working towards knowing how to apply level 1 skills to real world, simple maths problems.
It includes activities related to:
Comparing the price of cars in whole numbers into the tens of thousands
Writing a budget and savings plan
Thinking about fuel efficiency
Converting fuel prices between pounds and pence
Comparing insurance costs
Finding a mean and range of a set of values using insurance and car prices
Weighing up pros and cons of a car purchase
Finding maths information online
Using simple strategies to reflect on learning

Working with students at Level 1 Functional Skills Maths means finding engaging topics that allow students to develop their skills then apply them to real world scenarios. Buying a car is a useful topic to explore with teen and adult learners as it combines real world decision making with high interest online research and skills application.