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How to work out percentages

In order to find x percent of any number the general way of doing that is to multiply the number by the percentage. Since percentage means hundredths of any number, percentages are written with the decimal point moved two places toward the left-hand side. With whole numbers the decimal point does not show, and since moving the decimal point over one place would

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The Red Numbers which Run Up & Across are Multiplied The Blue Numbers on the Diagonal are the Square90

How to square a number

My daughter use to struggle when it came to squaring numbers. Once I explained you're only multiplying any number by itself . If you know how to Square numbers you will save time and look clever. Now my 9...

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Number Symbolism

Let us look on the symbolic roles that numbers have played in different cultures, religion, beliefs and human thoughts.

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Helping A Child Learn About the Multiplication Table

The following approach is a combination approach that I found helpful. It jumps around more than many educators would most likely choose, and it involves working on different exercises over a period of...

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Multiplication made easy83

Vedic Mathematics - Quick Multiplication techniques - Part 1

Multiplication made easy Vedic Mathematics is a magical method of fast calculation. This wonderful tool has been developed on the basis of Ancient Indian principles. Students still...

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How to work out percentages

Most math concepts can be simple if one understands what the question really is... 'Percent' is a two parts word and comes from the latin PER CENTUM translated it means 'Per one hundred' in actual facts the...

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Easy Math Problem86

Strategies for solving math story problems

Math story or word problems can be difficult at first glance but don't let the wording scare you. There are many tricks and helpful hints to use to help you solve that math problem. The best advice that I...

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How to use set notation

Set notation is a precise way of describing which items belong in a group and which do not.A set can contain any sort of item, but here we'll talk about sets of numbers. Very specific symbols are used in...

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The Burren, County Clare, Ireland (public domain)85

The 12 Days of Christmas In Ireland

The Irish have celebrated the 12 Days of Christmas from Christmas Eve through the night of January 5-6 [Twelfth Night], plus the closest Monday - Handsels Day, upon which children receive small presents again...

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Niels Abel85

Abel's Proof: A Gentle Introduction to Mathematics

Mathematics Can Be Interesting... Really Mathematics is not something that we normally associate with sublime beauty. The way mathematics is taught, it is a subject that many if not most people would prefer...

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