Cardiff numeracy assessment

Can anyone help me? I recently attended an interview with Cardiff Uni, I received a letter saying that I failed one section of the numeracy assessment but due to the fact that I scored highly in the interview and literacy assessment they want me to re-sit the numeracy. There are five sections to the numeracy assessment but the one that I failed on was 'combined calculations'. Does anyone know what this involves? My re-sit is on Wednesday so I would be really grateful for any ideas.

Thank you

heya, i had a numeracy test at cardif, didnt get an offer though, not too sure which section that was, probably the end bit as it was the hardest!!xx

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xxx Katie xxxx

Birmingham City Student Midwife 2008

Hiya
It was the section after changing the fractions to decimals and before the l/ml section but I really can't remember what sort of questions were involved. Thanx for replying tho xxx

Hi Carla B,
I think if I remember rightly it was a number of fractions and decimals where you had to divide, subtract, multiply etc. You had to change both to decimals to work out the sum correctly! I think that was it??
Good luck and let me know if I was right!! xx

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Cardiff Student Midwife 2008!!

good luck Carla, blimey it sounds TOUGH!!
But, you are obviously gonna be well prepared seeing as you know which section it is now! I think I would never have got a place if i had to have done fractions and decimals in test conditions, i find it hard enough out of it! So really really good luck, it sounds as though the interview and everything else went well, so just practice practice practice until wednesday and keep calm and read the questions through properly!
x

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STMW 2nd year - no, really!

More than likely it would be a question that is mixed.. like 0.25 + 1/2 or 3/4 - 0.5

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see, im confused already!!
am dreading pharmacology this semester as drug calculations really baffle me, all those fractions and decimal points to play with - my brain starts throbbin and radiating just saying the word fraction!

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Site Administrator, Student Mentor Scheme Manager

STMW 2nd year - no, really!

Lol Well 0.25 in fractions is 1/4 and 1/2 is 2/4... so answer is 3/4?

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see!!

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Site Administrator, Student Mentor Scheme Manager

STMW 2nd year - no, really!

Haha trust me.. I chose easy examples so i'd know the answers!!!! Not looking forward to drugs calculations at all

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