Adding in Columns
In this chapter we’re going to be exploring how to add in columns for two and three digits numbers. The number 36 and 58 are two digit numbers. Suppose we wanted to add them...
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Square Roots and Cube Roots
In this chapter we’re going to be exploring square roots and cube roots. This is just a quick summary of what square roots and cube roots of a number are and how to find...
Trail and Improvement
In this chapter we shall be exploring the trail and improvement method. Trail and improvement is used to find approximate answers to quite complicated equations especially equations involving cubic (x3). The trial and improvement...
Square Root Symbol
√ Lately I have been searching for ways to type the square root character on the keyboard. The following is the square root character or symbol that you could copy and paste in your...
Lowest common multiple (LCM)
The abbreviation LCM used very commonly in maths stands for Lowest Common Multiple. Lowest common multiple of a list of numbers is the smallest (lowest) number that can be divided by all the numbers...
Highest Common factor (HCF)
HCF stands for Highest Common Factor. Highest common factor is the biggest number that can be divided into all the numbers in the given list. In most cases to find the highest common factor...
Metric to imperial conversion
In this chapter we’re going to quickly summarise converting between metric to imperial units. The following shows the conversation factors between the metrics and imperial units. The following shows some examples for the metric...
Imperial Units
This chapter provides a quick summary of the imperial units. The chapter also explores conversation factors. Length We can measure length in imperial units. We measure the length in; Inches Feet Yards Miles
Metric Units
This chapter provides a quick summary of the metric units available and their conversation factors. Length In metric units we can measure lengths, Length can be measured in; Millimetres (mm) Centimetres (m) Kilometres (km)