Skills Tested: Silver Level In addition to the skills required for a Bronze certificate, Silver certification requires competence in the following areas: Applied Mathematics Solve problems that require one or two operations Multiply negative numbers Calculate averages, simple ratios, simple proportions, or rates using whole numbers and decimals Add commonly known fractions, decimals, or percentages (e.g., 1/2, .75, 25%) Add up to three fractions that share a common denominator Multiply a mixed number by a whole number or decimal Put the information in the right order before performing calculations Locating Information Find several pieces of information in one or two graphics Understand how graphics are related to each other Summarize information from one or two straightforward graphics Identify trends shown in one or two straightforward graphics Compare information and trends shown in one or two straightforward graphics Reading for Information Identify important details that may not be clearly stated Use the reading material to figure out the meaning of words that are not defined Apply instructions with several steps to a situation that is the same as the situation in the reading materials Choose what to do when changing conditions call for a different action (follow directions that include "if-then" statements)