This video deals with how to work with arithmetic sequences with a 'common difference.' This is where the same number is added, or subtracted, each time. For instance the sequence 12, 16, 20, 24, 28 .... has a common difference of add 4 ...... or 16, 8, 0, -8, -16 has a common difference of subtract 8. How to work out arithmetic sequences and value of nth term. GCSE grade C … [Read more...]
Numeracy skills – how to work out percentages
Good arithmetic is the foundation of numeracy skills and learning how to work out percentages 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 addition skills , subtraction skills , division skills , fraction skills, … [Read more...]
6 tips on how to answer maths word problems
The hardest thing about how to answer maths word problems is reading the English and translating it into mathematics. It's also more difficult when the words start to swim and anything, even an hour's extra maths lesson, is preferable.. Practical maths word problems are essentially written as a 'real life' situation. Some are hilarious: my favourite being an actual GCSE … [Read more...]
How to add, subtract, multiply, divide decimals
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 number … [Read more...]
How to add, subtract, multiply, divide fractions
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 (yes, … [Read more...]