The Grade 11 workplace preparation course, Mathematics for Work and Everyday Life, is
designed to help students consolidate the basic knowledge and skills of mathematics used
in the workplace and in everyday life. This course is ideal for students who would like to
take the Grade 12 workplace preparation course before graduating from high school and
entering the workplace. The course also meets the needs of students who wish to fulfill
the senior mathematics graduation requirement but do not plan to take any further
courses in mathematics. All three strands, Earning and Purchasing; Saving, Investing,
and Borrowing; and Transportation and Travel, provide students with the opportunity
to use proportional reasoning to solve a variety of problems.