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12. Ratio, Proportion and Rates of Change

Planning a group holiday

Pupils use and convert compound units to budget for a holiday.

Scenario

Pupils are budgeting for a group holiday and are required to consider the best value option for accommodation and groceries by calculating unit costs.

Curriculum reference

National Curriculum 11 Use compound units such as speed, rates of pay, unit pricing, density and pressure.

OCR 10.01b

Use and convert simple compound units (e.g. for speed, rates of pay, unit pricing). Know and apply in simple cases: speed = distance ÷ time. Use and convert other compound units (e.g. density, pressure). Know and apply: density = mass ÷ volume.

AQAR11

Use compound units such as speed, rates of pay, unit pricing. Use compound units such as density and pressure.

Edexcel R11 Use compound units such as speed, rates of pay, unit pricing, density and pressure.
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