Can you Pass the National Numeracy Challenge?

Charity, National Numeracy, has created a maths “check-up" test to raise skill levels among millions of adults across the UK. Have a go at some sample questions here

Mobile users take the test here – National Numeracy Challenge

As research shows a third of over-18s struggle to calculate change in shops and weigh and measure ingredients, the charity National Numeracy has today launched a check-up service to encourage adults to test their maths skills and hopefully improve them in bite-sized steps.

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The move, backed by the Department for Education, will test adults against a series of questions tailored to different ability ranges. Have a go at some sample questions above.

Entry questions are the level expected for seven to nine-year-olds.

Bronze questions are the level expected for nine to eleven-year-olds.

Silver questions are equivalent to GCSE grades D-G

Gold questions are equivalent to GCSE grades A*-C

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