How to add, subtract, multiply, divide decimals is an important foundational numeracy skill. Learn these, practice them and always keep to the same methods! There are 6 main numeracy skills that will help with your maths. Click here to read more. Click here to visit addition skills , subtraction skills , division skills , fraction skills videos. A decimal number is a … [Read more...]

How to add, subtract, multiply, divide fractions is an important foundational skill. Learn these, practice them and always keep to the same methods! There are 6 main numeracy skills that will help with your maths. Click here to read more. Click here to visit subtraction skills, multiplication skills, divisions skills videos. Fraction manipulation represents around 1/3rd … [Read more...]

There are a few ways of learning how to calculate percentages of whole numbers .. .. although this video shows how to calculate percentages by converting to fractions and then cross division. 'Percentage' means 'out of 100.'  Therefore we can use the idea of 'equivalent fractions' to make the numbers smaller and easier to deal with. So 12% is exactly the same as … [Read more...]

Rule 1 in how to estimate calculations - Don't underestimate the power to estimate. Probably the most used arithmetic skill by adults is the power to estimate. We're actually pretty good and can work out a handful of change or the weight of a bag of shopping fairly accurately. There is always an emphasis on getting the correct answer in maths but... it does help if you have a … [Read more...]