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Fraction, Decimal and Percentage Equivalence: GCSE Maths Specification and Awarding Body Information

Boring, but hopefully useful. Links to the relevant section of the GCSE Maths Specification, together with information and resources from each of the Awarding Bodies.

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GCSE Maths Specification keyboard_arrow_up
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An overview of the GCSE Maths learning objectives that relate to this particular topic area. The expectation is that:

  • All students will develop confidence and competence with the content identified by standard type
  • All students will be assessed on the content identified by the standard and the underlined type; more highly attaining students will develop confidence and competence with all of this content
  • Only the more highly attaining students will be assessed on the content identified by bold type. The highest attaining students will develop confidence and competence with the bold content.
N10
Work interchangeably with terminating decimals and their corresponding fractions (such as 3.5 and 7/2 or 0.375 and 3/8)
N10h
Work interchangeably with terminating decimals and their corresponding fractions (such as 3.5 and 7/2 or 0.375 and 3/8); change recurring decimals into their corresponding fractions and vice versa
R9
Define percentage as ‘number of parts per 100’; interpret percentages and percentage changes as a fraction or a decimal, and interpret these multiplicatively; express one quantity as a percentage of another; compare two quantities using percentages; work with percentages greater than 100%; solve problems involving percentage change, including percentage increase / decrease and original value problems, and simple interest including in financial mathematics

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Taken from the AQA Teacher Guidance document, containing teacher guidance, notes and example questions for each of the GCSE Maths learning objectives. For more information please see the AQA GCSE Maths page.

AQA N10
AQA N10h
AQA R9

Edexcel keyboard_arrow_up
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Taken from the Edexcel 2 year GCSE Scheme of Work, containing prior knowledge, keywords, opportunities for problem solving and common misconceptions. For more information please see the Edexcel GCSE Maths page.

F4a FDP
H4a Fractions and Percentages

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Taken from the OCR Higher and Foundation planning documents, containing specification descriptions. Also included, where available, are the excellent OCR Check-in Tests. For more information please see OCR GCSE Maths page.

16. Fractions and Decimals (F)
57. Fractions and Decimals (H)
Check-in Test 2.02 - decimal-fractions

JustMaths GCSE Questions keyboard_arrow_up
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The lovely Mel from JustMaths has put together themed collections of questions taken from the awarding bodies’ sample assessment materials and practise papers. These should give you a clearer idea of how content may be presented and the increased level of challenge. Where possible, answers are also provided.

Number – F – Fractions, Decimals & Percentages v3
Number – F – Fractions, Decimals & Percentages v3 – SOLUTIONS
Number – H & F – Fractions, Decimals & Percentages v1
Number – H & F – Fractions, Decimals & Percentages v1 – SOLUTIONS
Number – H – Fractions, Decimals & Percentages v2
Number – H – Fractions, Decimals & Percentages v2 – SOLUTIONS