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...
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...
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...
In this chapter we shall be looking at multiplying decimal numbers together. This should be straight forward and simple. Work out 0.6 x 0.8 To work out this easily we’re going to make the...
In this section we shall be looking at prime factorisation. You will be able to understand highest common factors and how to use factor trees to find the highest common factors HCF. What is...
Rounding off numbers to a certain degree of accuracy is often necessary in many applications. For example 5,625,000 can be rounded off to one significant figure to make the figure simple or easy to...
Even numbers are numbers which can be divided evenly by 2. For example the number 8 can be divided into two numbers (4) Odd numbers are numbers which cannot be divided evenly by two....
An indice is a number with a power; for example am; a is called the base and m is the power. The power is also often referred to as the “index” or “exponent”. Indices...
