M-RAT-012Foundation & HigherReview: Pending

Calculate simple interest

Ratio and proportion · Financial maths (T-RAT-005)

v1 mapping, pending teacher review. Only AQA and Edexcel are mapped so far. The first 3 pilot worksheets and their worked answers are available; remaining worksheets are coming soon. All videos are still coming soon.

Retrieval: Percentage of a principal
Fluency: Interest over a stated number of periods
Reasoning: Explain the time period and the principal used.
Application: Compare a simple-interest savings offer
Common misconception: Simple interest is calculated on the original principal.

Video brief

Model how to calculate simple interest. Explain each step; pause for a matching shadow question.

Planned video: V-RAT-012 · Video coming soon

Worksheets

Worksheets coming soon

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