Mathematics GCSE
Choosing an efficient method
What Choosing an efficient method means in Mathematics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Recognising the multiplier form makes percentage change, reverse percentage and fraction-of-amount questions a single consistent method.
Topics that use Choosing an efficient method
- Fractions, decimals and percentages (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Decimal multipliers for increase and decrease
- Equivalent fractions and ratio notation
- Fractions and percentages as multiplicative operators
- Recurring decimal
- repeating block
- Reverse percentage problems
- Checking reasonableness of shares
- Part-to-part and part-to-whole comparison
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