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1. N5 Applications of Maths Exam Worksheets by Topic
2. N5 Applications of Maths Questions & Answers by Topic
3. N5 Applications of Maths SQA Exam Revision Booklets
4. N5 Applications of Maths Past/Practice Papers
5. N5 Applications of Maths Further Practice Papers
6. N5 Applications og Maths Further Worksheets
7. Course Overview & Proposed Timelines
8. N5 Applications of Maths BBC Bitesize
10. N5 Applications of Maths Further Resources
11. N5 Maths Theory in a Nutshell Guides
13. Addition & Subtraction Revision Worksheets
14. Multiplication Revision Worksheets
15. Division Revision Worksheets
17. Linking Fractions, Decimals & %’s Worksheets
19. N5 Maths Videos & Worsheets
22. Maths Websites (Including Games/Puzzles)
23. N5 Applications of Maths Recommended Books
24. N5 Applications Study Pack – Students looking for a ‘good’ Pass.
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1. N5 Applications of Maths Exam Worksheets by Topic
Thanks to the SQA for making these available. Questions have been split up by topic for your ease of reference.
Clear, easy to follow, step-by-step worked solutions to all the exam questions in the worksheets below are available in the N5 Applications of Maths section of the Online Study Pack.
Number ________ | Topic _____________________________ | Answers __________ | Number ________ | Topic _____________________________ | Answers __________ |
1 | Area | Answers | 14 | Precedence Tables | Answers |
2 | Compound Interest | Answers | 15 | Probability | Answers |
3 | Container Packing | Answers | 16 | Pythagoras | Answers |
4 | Finances - Foreign Exchange | Answers | 17 | Ratio | Answers |
5 | Finances - Hire Purchase | Answers | 18 | Reading Scale | Answers |
6 | Finances - NI Tax Calculations | Answers | 19 | Scale Drawing & Bearings | Answers |
7 | Finances - Shares | Answers | 20 | Scatter Graphs | Answers |
8 | Finances - Wages & Overtime | Answers | 21 | Standard Deviation | Answers |
9 | Fractions | Answers | 22 | Stem & Leaf Diagrams | Answers |
10 | Gradients | Answers | 23 | Speed, Distance & Time | Answers |
11 | Percentages | Answers | 24 | Time Zones | Answers |
12 | Perimeter | Answers | 25 | Tolerance | Answers |
13 | Pie Charts | Answers | 26 | Volume | Answers |
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2. N5 Applications of Maths Questions & Answers by Topic
Thanks to the SQA for making these available. Questions & answers have been split up by topic for your ease of reference.
Clear, easy to follow, step-by-step worked solutions to all the exam questions below are available in the N5 Applications of Maths section of the Online Study Pack.
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3. N5 Applications of Maths SQA Exam Revision Booklets
Please find below, courtesy of the SQA, excellent exam focused revision booklets to help you prepare for the Applications of Mathematics exam.
Clear, easy to follow, step-by-step worked solutions to all the exam questions below are available in the N5 Applications of Maths section of the Online Study Pack.
Booklet ___________________________________ | Booklet Type ______________________ | Link _______________________ |
Applications of Mathematics - Booklet One | SQA Questions Only | Questions Only |
Applications of Mathematics - Booklet Two | SQA Answers Only | Answers Only |
Applications of Mathematics - Booklet Three | SQA Questions & Answers | Questions & Answers |
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4. N5 Applications of Maths Past/Practice Papers
Thanks to the SQA for making these available.
Clear, easy to follow, step-by-step worked solutions to all the exam papers below are available in the N5 Applications of Maths section of the Online Study Pack.
Year ___________ | Paper Type ___________________________________ | Exam/Practice Paper ________________ | Marking Scheme ________________________ |
2019 | N5 Applications of Mathematics | Exam Paper | Marking Scheme P1 & P2 |
2018 | N5 Applications of Mathematics | Exam Paper | Marking Scheme P1 & P2 |
2017 (Aug) | N5 Applications Specimen Paper 1 | Specimen P1 | Marking Scheme P1 |
2017 (Aug) | N5 Applications Specimen Paper 2 | Specimen P2 | Marking Scheme P2 |
2017 | N5 Lifeskills | Exam Paper | Marking Scheme P1 & P2 |
2016 | N5 Lifeskills | Exam Paper | Marking Scheme P1 & P2 |
2015 | N5 Lifeskills | Exam Paper | Marking Scheme P1 & P2 |
2014 | N5 Lifeskills | Exam Paper | Marking Scheme P1 & P2 |
2014 | N5 Lifeskills Specimen Paper 1 | Practice Paper 1 | Marking Scheme P1 |
2014 | N5 Lifeskills Specimen Paper 2 | Practice Paper 2 | Marking Scheme P2 |
5. N5 Applications of Maths Further Practice Papers
Thanks to freeapplicationsofmaths.co.uk and Larbert High School for making the excellent resources below available.
Practice Paper _____________ | Paper __________ | Marking Scheme ____________________ | Courtesy ______________________________________________ |
Paper A | Paper 1 | Marking Scheme | Courtesy of freeapplicationsofmaths.co.uk |
Paper A | Paper 2 | Marking Scheme | Courtesy of freeapplicationsofmaths.co.uk |
Paper B | Paper 1 | Marking Scheme | Courtesy of freeapplicationsofmaths.co.uk |
Paper B | Paper 2 | Marking Scheme | Courtesy of freeapplicationsofmaths.co.uk |
Paper C | Paper 1 | Marking Scheme | Courtesy of freeapplicationsofmaths.co.uk |
Paper C | Paper 2 | Marking Scheme | Courtesy of freeapplicationsofmaths.co.uk |
Paper D | Paper 1 | Marking Scheme | Courtesy of Larbert High School |
Paper D | Paper 2 | Marking Scheme | Courtesy of Larbert High School |
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6. N5 Applications of Maths Further Worksheets
Thanks to the SQA, Larkhall Academy and authors for making the excellent resources below available.
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7. Course Overview & Proposed Timelines
Thanks to the SQA and authors for making the excellent information below freely available.
Title _____________________ | Link _________________________ | Comment ______________________________________ |
Course Overview | Course Overview | Career/Course Opportunities Available |
Course Outline | Course Outline | |
Proposed Time Line 1 | Time Line 1 | PDF Format |
Proposed Time Line 2 | Time Line 2 | Excel Format |
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8. N5 Applications of Maths BBC Bitesize
Thanks to BBC Bitesize for making the excellent resources below freely available.
Numeracy Skills ____________________ | Financial Skills ____________________ | Statistical Skills __________________ | Measurement Skills __________________ | Geometric Skills ____________________ |
Order of Operations | Budgeting | Risk and its Impact | Navigation | Perimeter and Area |
Multiplication | Income | Statistical Diagrams | Container Packing | Volume |
Division | Best Deal | Comparing Data Sets | Precedence Tables | Pythagoras |
Negative Numbers | Currency Conversions | Standard Deviation | Tolerance | Gradient of a Slope |
Distance, Speed & Time | Simple Interest | |||
Rounding | Compound Interest | |||
Fractions | Saving and Borrowing | |||
Percentages | ||||
Ratio |
Thanks to award-winning independent website Nationwide Education for making the excellent resources below freely available.
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10. N5 Applications of Maths Further Resources
Thanks to Newbattle High, BBC Bitesize and all authors for making the excellent resources below freely available.
Description ____________________________________ | Link _______ | Link ____________ | Comment __________________________________________ |
N5 Applications of Mathematics Revision | HERE | Courtesy of BBC Bitesize | |
N5 Lifeskills Key Facts Booklet | HERE | Courtesy of Newbattle High | |
Exam Revision Questions | HERE | Answers | Courtesy of Newbattle High |
Practice Finance Test | HERE | Answers | |
AVU Practice Booklet | HERE | Excellent booklet for test/exam revision |
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11. N5 Maths Theory in a Nutshell Guides
Thanks to the SQA and authors for making the excellent resources below freely available. Most of the Theory Guides use actual SQA past paper exam questions to help your understanding. Although, primarily for the N5 Maths course, some of the topics are applicable to N5 Applications of Maths.
Self Reflection Guides to complement the below are available in the Online Study Pack.
Thanks to the authors for making the excellent resources below freely available.
Each of the 16 Numeracy Grids below contains 40 mixed numeracy questions – 640 questions in total!
Set ________ | Numeracy Grid __________________ | Set ________ | Numeracy Grid __________________ |
Set 1 | Numeracy Grid - 1 | Set 9 | Numeracy Grid - 9 |
Set 2 | Numeracy Grid - 2 | Set 10 | Numeracy Grid - 10 |
Set 3 | Numeracy Grid - 3 | Set 11 | Numeracy Grid - 11 |
Set 4 | Numeracy Grid - 4 | Set 12 | Numeracy Grid - 12 |
Set 5 | Numeracy Grid - 5 | Set 13 | Numeracy Grid - 13 |
Set 6 | Numeracy Grid - 6 | Set 14 | Numeracy Grid - 14 |
Set 7 | Numeracy Grid - 7 | Set 15 | Numeracy Grid - 15 |
Set 8 | Numeracy Grid - 8 | Set 16 | Numeracy Grid - 16 |
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13. Addition & Subtraction Revision Worksheets
Thanks to Maths-Aid.Com and authors for making the excellent resources below freely available. Different level word problems on addition & subtraction can be found on Worksheets 33 to 38 in the table below.
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14. Multiplication Revision Worksheets
Thanks to Maths-Aid.Com and authors for making the excellent resources below freely available. Answers are included on the worksheets.
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15. Division Revision Worksheets
Thanks to Maths-Aid.Com and authors for making the excellent resources below freely available. Answers are included on the worksheets.
Worksheets __________________ | Description ______________________________________________________________________ | Answers _____________ |
Worksheets 1 - 4 | 5 Minute Drill Worksheet 1, Worksheet 2, Worksheet 3, Worksheet 4 | On Worksheet |
Worksheets 5 - 8 | Writing in Different Formats Worksheet 1, Worksheet 2, Worksheet 3, Worksheet 4 | On Worksheet |
Worksheets 9 - 12 | Simple Division Worksheet 1, Worksheet 2, Worksheet 3, Worksheet 4 | On Worksheet |
Worksheets 13 - 16 | Short Division Worksheet 1, Worksheet 2, Worksheet 3, Worksheet 4 | On Worksheet |
Worksheets 17 - 20 | Long Division Worksheet 1, Worksheet 2, Worksheet 3, Worksheet 4 | On Worksheet |
Worksheets 21 - 24 | Long Division with Decimals Worksheet 1, Worksheet 2, Worksheet 3, Worksheet 4 | On Worksheet |
Worksheets 25 - 28 | Division Word Problems Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4 | |
Worksheets 29 | Word Problems Worksheet (Long Division) |
Thanks to Maths-Aid.Com for making the excellent resources below freely available. Answers are included on the worksheets.
Worksheet _______________ | Description ________________________________________ | Answers _____________ |
Worksheet 1 | Fractions - Visual | On Worksheet |
Worksheet 2 | Fractions of an Amount | On Worksheet |
Worksheet 3 | Comparing Fractions & Decimals | On Worksheet |
Worksheet 4 | Comparing Fractions | On Worksheet |
Worksheet 5 | Simplifying Fractions | On Worksheet |
Worksheet 6 | Equivalent Fractions - 1 | On Worksheet |
Worksheet 7 | Equivalent Fractions - 2 | On Worksheet |
Worksheet 8 | Improper Fractions & Mixed Numbers | On Worksheet |
Worksheet 9 | Adding Fractions | On Worksheet |
Worksheet 10 | Adding Mixed Numbers | On Worksheet |
Worksheet 11 | Subtracting Fractions | On Worksheet |
Worksheet 12 | Subtracting Mixed Numbers | On Worksheet |
Worksheet 13 | Multiplying Fractions | On Worksheet |
Worksheet 14 | Multiplying Mixed Numbers | On Worksheet |
Worksheet 15 | Multiplying Fractions & Cross Cancelling | On Worksheet |
Worksheet 16 | Dividing Fractions | On Worksheet |
Worksheet 17 | Dividing Mixed Numbers | On Worksheet |
Worksheet 18 | Fractions - Mixed | On Worksheet |
Worksheet 19 | Fractions Assessment/Test | |
Worksheet 20 | Comparing Fractions Word Problems |
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17. Linking Fractions, Decimals & %’s Worksheets
Thanks to Maths-Aid.Com and authors for making the excellent resources below freely available. Answers are included.
Worksheet _______________ | Description ____________________________________________ | Answers ____________________ |
Worksheet 1 | Linking Fractions, Decimals & Percentages | Answers |
Worksheet 2 | Linking Fractions, Decimals & Percentages | Answers |
Worksheet 3 | Linking Fractions, Decimals & Percentages | Answers |
Worksheet 4 | Linking Fractions, Decimals & Percentages | Answers |
Worksheet 5 | Conversion Worksheet 1 | Answers |
Worksheet 6 | Conversion Worksheet 2 | |
Worksheet 7 | Comparing Fractions, Decimals & Percentages | |
Worksheet 8 & 9 | Percentages to Fractions Level 1, Level 2 | |
Worksheet 10 | Linking Up - Extension Worksheet | Worksheet Template |
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18. Pythagoras Revision Worksheets
Thanks to the authors for making the excellent resources below freely available.
Worksheet _________________ | Details _________________________ | Answers _______________________________ |
Worksheet 1 | Pythagoras Layout | |
Worksheet 2 | Pythagoras over 3 Lessons | |
Worksheet 3 | Long Side | |
Worksheet 4 | Short Side | |
Worksheet 5 | Mixture | |
Worksheet 6 | Pythagoras | Answers Included on Worksheet |
Worksheet 7 | Increasing Difficulty | Answers |
Worksheet 8 | Real Life | Answers |
Worksheet 9 | Self Assessment |
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19. N5 Maths Videos & Worksheets
Please check out our new N5 Videos & Worksheets dedicated page.
Although primarily intended for the National 5 Maths course, some of the topics are applicable to the N5 Applications of Maths course.
The Videos provide quality lessons by topic.
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20. PowerPoints
Thanks to the authors for making the excellent resources below available.
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21. Mind Maps
Thanks to the authors for making the excellent resources below available.
Mind Map ____________ | Topic _________________________ | Mind Map ____________ | Topic _______________________________ |
Mind Map 1 | Circles | Mind Map 12 | Quadratic Functions PowerPoint |
Mind Map 2 | Circles PowerPoint | Mind Map 13 | Scientific Notation |
Mind Map 3 | Comparing Data | Mind Map 14 | Scientific Notation PowerPoint |
Mind Map 4 | Comparing Data PowerPoint | Mind Map 15 | Standard Deviation |
Mind Map 5 | Factorising | Mind Map 16 | Standard Deviation PowerPoint |
Mind Map 6 | Factorising PowerPoint | Mind Map 17 | Straight Lines |
Mind Map 7 | Fractions | Mind Map 18 | Straight Lines PowerPoint |
Mind Map 8 | Fractions PowerPoint | Mind Map 19 | Simultaneous Equations |
Mind Map 9 | Percentages | Mind Map 20 | Simultaneous Equations PowerPoint |
Mind Map 10 | Percentages PowerPoint | Mind Map 21 | Trig Functions & Equations |
Mind Map 11 | Quadratic Functions | Mind Map 22 | Trig Functions & Equations PowerPoint |
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22. Maths Websites (Including Games/Puzzles)
Thanks to the authors for making the excellent resources below available.
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23. N5 Applications of Maths Recommended Books
The highly recommended books below can be used with students to compliment the material on this website.
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This book covers the entire curricular content of the National 5 Lifeskills Course*. It is bright and colourful with lots of graded examples and includes Specimen Assessments for the 3 Units – Numeracy, Geometry & Measure and Finance & Statistics. We have also included a Specimen Paper 1 and Paper 2 for Students to Practice on. It is suitable for use with pupils studying Nat 5 Lifeskills throughout Secondary 3 and Secondary 4 or as a free standing course in Secondary 5 or 6.
* N5 Lifeskills Maths is now known as N5 Applications of Maths
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24. N5 Applications of Maths Online Study Pack
Through clear, easy to follow, hand-written step-by-step worked solutions to exam questions available in the Online Study Pack we cover everything you need to know about N5 Applications of Maths to pass your final exam.
For students looking for a ‘good’ pass you may wish to consider subscribing to the fantastic additional exam focused resources available in the Online Study Pack. Subscribing could end up being one of your best ever investments.
Please give yourself every opportunity of success, speak with your parents, and subscribe to the exam focused N5 Applications of Maths Online Study Pack today.
We hope you find this website useful and wish you the very best of success with N5 Applications of Maths in 2021.
Covers the whole of the National 5 Maths course
Created by an experienced maths teacher
Resources used with students studying Maths in Scottish Secondary Schools