working out %

[MAXYMOO]

please could anyone tell me what 25% of£6000 please thanks

[ummmm]

I can understand the struggle with more complicated percentages. Not the very basic ones like 1/2 and 1/4. Sorry.

[factor-fiction]

I'm not trying to be hard on people who struggle with maths. I'm just pointing out that we have a problem with numeracy skills in this country- and employers will confirm this. Shops also take advantage of it with their pricing policies.

[boxtops]

factor, that's interesting, trying to teach maths through real life situations like phone contracts. Sooo much better than the bath full of water which leaks at 2 gallons per hour....

[murraymints]

Factor I agree re the shop thingy..ASDA here offered special saver buy of 2 bottles of Irn Brue for £2.25...but they were only £1.05 each ????....worst thing..people were buying them !

[EvianBaby]

True Headwreck. As terrible as i am at maths my job is book-keeping. I manage the comoany accounts. And its a piece of p1ss because i have a system that does all the working out for me, all i need to do it put the numbers in.

I also blame computers for an increase in poor spelling. It fixes words automatically so you dont have to think about it anymore.

[EvianBaby]

Obviously what i am using at the moment doesnt automatically correct spelling :)

[hc4361]

If you're sat in front of a computer you don't need a calculator.

Just type 6000/4 in to the google search bar.
Or 6000*25%

[factor-fiction]

^ or just "25% of 6000"

[jomifl]

or 6000*1/4