In this blog, I will outline the five most common numerical mistakes I’ve seen made by students of all levels – be it primary school students in their SATS or secondary school students in their non-calculator GCSEs. I will explain why people get it wrong so often, how you avoid… Continue reading 5 common numerical mistakes – don’t make these!
Comparing fractions can sometimes be really easy. Take for example these two fractions – which one is larger? Example 1 It’s obvious that the fraction on the left is larger than the fraction on the right, isn’t it? Because 4 is bigger than 3. Take a look at the diagrams… Continue reading A guide to comparing fractions
What is a recurring decimal? Some decimal numbers are easy to deal with – 0.5, 0.3, 0.25 etc. These are easy because they do not have recurring digits. Converting between these numbers and fractions is easy. Recurring decimals are numbers which have a repeated digit or sequence of digits –… Continue reading How to represent a recurring decimal as a fraction
