Learn Percentages for Life and Work
What you'll learn
- How to work out percentages, percentage increase, discounts, value added tax and simple interest.
Requirements
- Basic maths, multiplication and division.
Description
This course will help you learn how to work out percentages and apply this skill in practical solutions. The topics in this course include:
Percentages as fractions and decimals
Working out percentages
Percentage change, increase and decrease
Reverse percentages
Practical percentages: discounts
Practical percentages: value added tax (vat) / sales tax
Practical percentages: income tax
Practical percentages: simple and compound interest
Who this course is for:
- People looking to work out discounts, bank interest on their savings and income tax
Instructor
Howson Education helps people gain skills for life and work. We create foundational courses and books in numeracy, literacy and digital skills. Our courses and books are short and bitesized, allowing the learner to make rapid progress. Our team comprises of tutors and trainers with several years experience delivering both face-to-face and online courses in academic and vocational settings.