Common measures MSS1/L1.1

Skills, knowledge and understanding		Example
Adults should be taught to:
1 .	add, subtract, multiply and divide sums of money and record	Fill in an expenses claim. Calculate benefits or entitlements. Check pay and deductions on a payslip. Work out the cost of goods on credit from repayments.
	understand place value of whole numbers and decimals
	know that, for column addition and subtraction, decimals should be aligned by the decimal point

Sample activities

Price a list of items from a mail order catalogue and calculate the total cost.
Select items that can be bought within a given price range or budget.
Work out the cost of taking a family or a group of people on a bus or train journey, a visit to the cinema or some other outing or excursion.
Work out the total cost of an item bought using a credit agreement or loan, from the weekly or monthly repayments.
Organise a 'coffee club' (or similar) within the group and work out what they need to buy and how much to collect from each person.
Use a spreadsheet to work out a personal or holiday budget. Experiment with changes to stay within budget.
Use a spreadsheet to record expenditure.

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