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The table below is our cheat sheet for our 4 credit Number Achievement Standard

Number - Internal  4 credits - Numeracy
Fraction, Decimal, Percent, Integers, Ratio, Rounding (in context)
ACHIEVED	any 3
MERIT	Answer the question
EXCELLENCE	Provide reasonable alternative answers
Literacy Strategy:	Chunking
Teaching Strategy	Association or Linking: Look for the Fraction, Decimal Percent or Integer, link it to a number and a key word(s). For ratio, find the relationship between numbers. New Tops and Old Bottoms Set your work out as follows:      Statement (what are you finding)  Working (+, -, x, )           Answer (solution with units)

Below is a snippet of a practice assessment task for learners who have covered sufficient work in their Number programme in readiness for the summative task worth 4 credits.

.......... Huia earns $850 each week. Mike earns $790 each week.

Huia is able to save two fifths of her income and Mike 35% of his income.

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• The three-week bus trip costs 2000 Great Britain pounds per person.
• Great Britain pounds are used as currency in England.
• The Exchange rate is: 1 NZ Dollar = 0.5091 GB Pound ..........................

LITERACY STRATEGY Chunking (break info into bite-sized pieces)	TEACHING STRATEGY Association or Linking (link Fraction, Decimal or Percent to a word(s) and to another number
Huia earns $850   Huia saves ⅖ Mike earns $790   Mike saves 35% 1 NZ Dollar = 0.5091 GB Pound Bus trip 2 000 Pounds	Huia saves  ⅖ of $850 Mike saves 35% of $790 Ratio :  New Tops   Old Bottoms NZ           : Pounds  1           : 0.5091 (Old)                       : 2 000 (New) 1 x New    Old

Statement (what are you finding)	Working (+     - x       /)	Answer (with units) (solution with units)
Huia saves	⅖ x $850	$340
Mike saves	35% x $790	$276.50
Bus trip	1 x 2 000  0.509	$3 928.50