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CONTENT: Manipulation of real numbers, fractions, decimals and percentages; average, ratio, proportion, rates; squares adn square roots; use of tables and calculators; approximations and estimations.
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SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: The student should be able to:
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Perform any of the basic operations with rational numbers, namely, whole numbers, fractions and decimals.
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Convert from one set of units to another, given a conversion scale;
(for example, convert local currencies to those currencies most commonly encountered in the Caribbean)
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Convert fractions and percentages to decimals and vice versa;
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Approximate a value to a given number of significant figures and express any decimal to a given number of decimal places;
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Write any rational number in standard form
(scientific notation)
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Calculate any fraction or percentage of a given quantity;
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Express one quantity as a fraction or percentage of another;
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Compare two quantities in a given ratio;
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Divide a given quantity in a given ratio;
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Solve problems involving:
(a) fractions
(b) decimals
(c) percentages
(d) ratio, rates and percentages
(e) squares and square roots
(f) averages
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read (having problems with trigonometry) need help
i can do any algebra but i have problems doing "trigonometry" topics such as ANGLES, when & where to use PYTHAGORAS THEOREM, & most of all the TRIANGLES