A PDF containing scanned images of my Associated Examining Board (AEB) Basic Test In Arithmetic qualification. I obtained this educational award at Pensby Secondary Modern School For Boys in November 1987 (this school is now called Pensby High School For Boys).

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2. BASIC ARITHMETIC
A test of basic skills and simple applications consisting of two papers
Paper I - mental arithmetic test (7a hour)
Paper 2 - written questions (l/a hours)
Syllabus - Papers I and 2
Understanding of number
Positive numbers, including fractions and decimals. Place value.
Positive integral powers and square roots. Factors and multiples.
Four Rules (Operations)
The 4 rules applied to positive integers, fractions and decimals.
Conversion from fractions to decimals and from decimals to fractions.
Understanding and use of simple percentages. Percentages as fractions and decimals.
Ratio
Ratio itt the form a:b, including scales. Ratio as a percentage or fraction.
Division in a given ratio.
Accuracy
Order of magnitude. Estimates. Approximations. Decimal places. Significant figures.
Money
Simple problems including:
Discount. Simple interest and its applications including Hire Purchase. V.A.T.
Measures
@-) Concepts of length, area, volume, capacity and mass. (In line with common usage
a distinctionwill not be drawn between mass and weight.)
The following common imperial and metric units may be used:
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Area square inch (in2), square foot (ft2), squareyard (yd2),
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Mass ounce (oz), pound (lb), stone, hundredweight (cwt), ton.'
gram (g), kilogram (kg), tonne.
(b) Problems including conversion from imperial to metric and metric to imperial,
excluding area and volume. Appropriate conversion factors will always be given.
Mensuration
Area anfperimeter of square, rectangle, triangle (only A= Tzbh) and circle.
Volume of a cuboid.
Time
Froblems to include 24hour clock. Use of timetables. Units to be used:
second (s), minute (min), hour (h), day, week, calendar month (month), year.
distance, time and speed (e.g. cm/s, mile/h).
x In Bosic 4rithmetic candidotes autarde.d a Pass uith Merit.
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Cundidales achieuing 75Vo are
achieuing 60Vo ore awarded a Pass.
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