Numeracy

Most workplace math is small, quick and done under a little pressure — hours, overlaps, discounts, measurements. Practicing it somewhere calm makes it much easier to do at the counter.

Practice it

Short workplace experiences.

These run on the same SkillRise Workday structure as the workplace stories: you arrive, something happens, you decide, and Spark talks it through with you.

Playable nowRiverside Café · 7 minutes

The Shift Schedule

Emma asks you to check the schedule and tell her whether Jay's shift overlaps yours tomorrow. The answer changes who covers the delivery.

Includes optional Try it your way practice.Start practice →

In development (4)not playable yet · no release date

Adding Up the Hours — Riverside Café
Reading the Week — Fresh Market
The Discount at the Register — Fresh Market
Getting the Measurement Right — Precision Manufacturing

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