Calculating finances

Skill Activities

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Income Tax
Notes, examples and exercises based on rates for the current tax year. Contributed by Kingston College.

Student Information: (application/msword, 117 KB) (application/pdf, 59 KB)

Interest on Savings
Notes and examples and exercises involving simple and compound interest. Comparison of different types of savings. Contributed by Kingston College Mathematics Division.

Student Information: (application/msword, 71 KB) (application/pdf, 51 KB)

Keeping an Account
Notes and example and exercise. Contributed by Kingston College Mathematics Division.

Student Information: (application/msword, 48 KB) (application/pdf, 28 KB)

Long Term Personal Loans
Notes and examples and exercise. Contributed by Kingston College Mathematics Division.

Student Information: (application/msword, 42 KB) (application/pdf, 14 KB)

Mortgages
Notes and examples and exercise. Contributed by Kingston College Mathematics Division.

Student Information: (application/msword, 68 KB) (application/pdf, 43 KB)

National Insurance
Notes, examples and exercise based on rates for the current tax year. Contributed by Kingston College.

Student Information: (application/msword, 55 KB) (application/pdf, 20 KB)

Short Term Personal Loans
Notes and examples and exercise. Requires information from building society or bank leaflet. Contributed by Kingston College Mathematics Division.

Student Information: (application/msword, 41 KB) (application/pdf, 14 KB)

Credit Cards
Notes and example including spreadsheet formulae. Contributed by Kingston College.

Student information (application/msword, 46 KB) (application/pdf, 32 KB)

Insurance Rates
Students investigate the link between crime figures and the cost of vehicle and home insurance. Teacher Notes included.

Student information and teacher notes (application/msword, 177 KB) (application/pdf, 61 KB)
Spreadsheet: (application/vnd.ms-excel, 15 KB)

Simple and Compound Interest
Spreadsheet gives examples and practice for students. Answers provided in a separate spreadsheet. Contributed by Su Nicholson from Loreto College.

Examples for students (application/vnd.ms-excel, 31 KB) Answers (application/vnd.ms-excel, 35 KB)

Ratio Bingo & Matching Cards
Activities that give learners practice in simplifying ratios. Teacher notes included.

Ratio Bingo & Matching Cards (application/pdf, 28 KB) (application/msword, 127 KB)