This is despite the fact that three quarters of the adult population are working at a numeracy level below that expected of a sixteen-year-old.
Bobby spoke about his involvement in the first ever National Numeracy Day in 2018 and told Susan that he and fellow National Numeracy ambassador Rachel Riley appeared on BBC Breakfast to talk about numeracy. He explained that they had asked viewers if they were able to work out how much they would be getting paid if they were earning £9 an hour and their employer gave them a 5% increase. Bobby pointed out that “half the adults in the UK could not get this right with or without a calculator”.
