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National 5 Numeracy Appreciation and Depreciation

Appreciation & Depreciation

Today we are learning...

How to calculate percentage increase and decrease on a calculator.

I will know if I have been successful if...

I can convert percentages into decimals.

I know what to multiply by to increase or decrease by a given


percentage.

I can calculation appreciation and depreciation.

Appreciation & Depreciation

Appreciation - An increase in the value of something over time.

Depreciation - A decrease in the value of something over time.


National 5 Numeracy Appreciation and Depreciation

Converting Percentages into Decimals

Percentage Decimal
65% 0.65
12% 0.12
12.5% 0.125
23.64% 0.2364
34.5% 0.345
3.45% 0.0345
8.998% 0.08998

Example

1) I buy a gold chain for £300. The value of the chain increases by
4% per year. After 6 years, how much will the chain be worth?
National 5 Numeracy Appreciation and Depreciation

Example

2) I buy a vintage car for £950. Its value increases by 8% per year.
After 6 years how much is it worth?

Example
3) There are 900 students in a school at the start of the year. The
number of students increases by 2.3% per month. How many
students are in the school after 4 months?
National 5 Numeracy Appreciation and Depreciation

Example
4) I buy a Bitcoin for £8000. The value increases by 13.46% per
week for three weeks. How much is the Bitcoin now worth?

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National 5 Numeracy Appreciation and Depreciation

Depreciation
Today we are learning...

How to calculate a depreciation in value over time.

I will know if I have been successful if...

I can convert percentages into decimals.

I know what to multiply by to increase or decrease by a given


percentage.

I can calculation appreciation and depreciation.

Appreciation & Depreciation

Appreciation - An increase in the value of something over time.

Depreciation - A decrease in the value of something over time.


National 5 Numeracy Appreciation and Depreciation

Example

1) I buy a house for £150 000. It depreciates in value by 5% over 7


years. How much is the house now worth?

Example

2) I buy a new phone for £350. It depreciates in value by 5.9%. How


much is the phone worth 4 years later?
National 5 Numeracy Appreciation and Depreciation

Example

3) I buy shares in a company and pay £7000. The value of the


shares depreciates by 7.65% for the next 3 weeks. How much are
the shares now worth?

Example

4) The number of teachers at a school at the start of the year is


76. The number of teachers depreciates by 3.12% over the next 10
months. How many teachers are left?!
National 5 Numeracy Appreciation and Depreciation

Booklet Page -

Rounding

Today we are learning...

How to round to decimal places and significant figures.

I will know if I have been successful if...

I know the difference between rounding to decimal places and


significant figures.

I can round quickly and carefully.


National 5 Numeracy Appreciation and Depreciation

245.687

Two Significant Figures (2 SF)

Two Decimal Places (2 DP)

1983.5

One Significant Figures (1 SF)

One Decimal Places (1 DP)


National 5 Numeracy Appreciation and Depreciation

45000.62487

Three Significant Figures (3 SF)

Three Decimal Places (3 DP)

987125.69885456

Four Significant Figures (4 SF)

Four Decimal Places(4 DP)


National 5 Numeracy Appreciation and Depreciation

Practice

Practice

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