Finance and percentage methods
Bills, wages, budgets, supplied deductions, currency, savings and best-value decisions.
National 4
National 4 Applications of Mathematics
Practical problem solving across the three mandatory units: Numeracy, Managing Finance and Statistics, and Geometry and Measures. Build the breadth, application and reasoning needed for the internally assessed Applications of Mathematics Test.
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Statistics and graphs
Bar graphs, pie charts, line graphs, scattergraphs, correlation, trend language and line of best fit estimates.
Measurement and scale
Metric conversions, scale drawings, perimeter, area, volume and accuracy decisions.
Probability and problem solving
Outcome language, simple probability, multi-step contexts and reasoned conclusions.
Numeracy (National 4)
Select and apply number, money, time, measurement, data and probability skills in straightforward real-life problems.
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Numeracy (National 4)
Select and apply number, money, time, measurement, data and probability skills in straightforward real-life problems.
Numeracy: number processes
Number Skills
Operations, negative numbers, rounding, estimation, notation and choosing an appropriate process.
Unit-readiness focus: Choose and check number methods in practical situations.
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Numeracy: fractions
Fractions
Simple fractions of quantities and common fraction, decimal and percentage equivalences.
Unit-readiness focus: Use fractions of quantities and switch between common forms.
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Numeracy: percentages
Percentages
Simple percentages, percentage increase and decrease, and practical decisions.
Unit-readiness focus: Use percentages to compare changes and make practical decisions.
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Numeracy: ratio, rate and direct proportion
Ratio and Direct Proportion
Ratio, direct proportion, rates, recipes, mixtures and practical scaling.
Unit-readiness focus: Share, compare and scale quantities using ratio and direct proportion.
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Numeracy: time
Time and Planning
12/24-hour time, intervals, schedules and planning, including across midnight.
Unit-readiness focus: Use time information to plan journeys, shifts and events.
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Numeracy: rate and journeys
Speed, Distance and Time
Rates, distance from speed and time, and straightforward journey decisions.
Unit-readiness focus: Use speed, distance and time in realistic journeys.
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Numeracy: probability
Probability and Risk
Probability, trends, predictions and straightforward risk decisions.
Unit-readiness focus: Use likelihood and evidence to make and explain decisions.
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Applications of Mathematics: Managing Finance and Statistics (National 4)
Interpret finance and data, select a strategy, calculate a solution and explain it in its real-life context.
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Applications of Mathematics: Managing Finance and Statistics (National 4)
Interpret finance and data, select a strategy, calculate a solution and explain it in its real-life context.
Managing Finance and Statistics: financial outcome
Finance, Pay and Money
Budgets, pay and deductions, best deals, currency, savings, borrowing and financial decisions.
Unit-readiness focus: Read financial information, calculate accurately and explain a choice.
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Managing Finance and Statistics: statistical outcome
Statistics and Data
Risk, statistical diagrams, mean and range, frequency tables, scattergraphs and best-fit estimates.
Unit-readiness focus: Organise, represent and compare data, then draw a clear conclusion.
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Applications of Mathematics: Geometry and Measures (National 4)
Use measurement and geometric reasoning in practical planning, design, navigation, packing and construction contexts.
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Applications of Mathematics: Geometry and Measures (National 4)
Use measurement and geometric reasoning in practical planning, design, navigation, packing and construction contexts.
Geometry and Measures: measures outcome
Measurement, Scale and Navigation
Instruments, conversions, scale drawings, bearings, first-fit packing, tolerance and related quantities.
Unit-readiness focus: Measure, scale, navigate, pack and make accuracy decisions.
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Geometry and Measures: geometric outcome
Perimeter, Area and Pythagoras
Gradient, rectilinear and circular perimeter, required areas, composite shapes, Pythagoras and scale factor.
Unit-readiness focus: Use geometry to solve practical design and access problems.
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Geometry and Measures: geometric outcome
Volume and Capacity
Volume of prisms including cuboids and cylinders, plus practical capacity decisions.
Unit-readiness focus: Calculate prism volume and interpret capacity in context.
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Mandatory Added Value Unit
Applications of Mathematics Test (National 4)
The official test is set and internally marked by centres. It has a non-calculator part and a calculator part and assesses breadth, application, integration and reasoning across all three units. CfE Maths Hub provides independent practice only—not an official assessment.
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Preparing for National 5 Applications
Optional progression practice. This content is not counted as mandatory National 4 course coverage.