Jan25
In order to subtract or add fractions, we must have the same denominator. We can see this in different cases: Subtract or add fractions with the same denominator: If both fractions to be added or subtracted have the same denominator, we leave the same denominator and add or subtract the numerator. We are going to look […]
Continue reading »Jan23
Welcome to the Smartick blog! In this week’s post, we are going to learn how to calculate halves, thirds, and fourths. These expressions are not only used in math problems, but also in daily life. Do you know what they are? Do you know how to calculate them? In this post, you will realize how […]
Continue reading »Jan20
In today’s post, we are going to see some problems involving distance conversions, and give some advice for solving them. Problem number 1 with distance conversions The pirate, Silver Beard, has arrived on Coral island to search for treasure. On the map, it says that from the shore, he must hopscotch 3.7 hectometers toward the […]
Continue reading »Jan19
In this entry, we will learn the importance of the parentheses when performing calculations with signs (negative) in the powers. We all know that multiplication is an abbreviated form of writing a reiterated sum. For example, 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 can be more simply written as 2 x 5. In […]
Continue reading »Jan18
In this post, you are going to learn how to do 3-digit division. Before beginning to divide, it is important that you know the multiplication tables (1×1 through 9×9) because you need them to solve division. Once you know the multiplication tables, you can begin to do 3-digit division. The steps that you must follow […]
Continue reading »Jan16
In this post, we’re going to explain what adding with an unknown quantity is and why it’s taught during the first years of Elementary school. Some people think it’s strange that children are taught such an important variable, like an unknown quantity, in addition problems shortly after the children have just started to get used […]
Continue reading »Jan13
In this post, we are going to learn mental calculation strategies, which we can use when one of the two numbers is near a multiple of ten. We round the number up to that nearest multiple of ten, and then we add or subtract the digits that are left. We’re going to take a look […]
Continue reading »Jan11
In this post, we are going to see how to subtract fractions, but for that, you first have to know what the denominator and numerator of a fraction are. The numerator is the number that is written on top of the fraction and the denominator is the number written on the bottom of the fraction. […]
Continue reading »Jan09
Divisibility? What is that? Divisibility is when we divide number A by number B and the remainder is zero. In this case we say that A is divisible by B. For example, is 1368 divisible by 6? To find out we divide 1368 by 6: When we divide it we see that the remainder […]
Continue reading »Jan06
Rounding decimals to the nearest whole number or the tenths, hundredths, thousandths is easy! In this post, we are going to learn to round decimal numbers. Rounding decimals helps us to manage the numbers more easily in order to operate them. Rounding decimals to the nearest whole number To round a number to the nearest whole […]
Continue reading »Jan05
In today’s post, we will explain the origin of the mathematical symbols of division and multiplication. The Symbol of Division: There have been many ways of designating division and we are going to explain the origin of some of the symbols most used and best known by all. The horizontal bar of fractions, introduced by […]
Continue reading »Jan04
In today’s post, we are going to talk about Venn diagrams. Venn Diagrams are used to graphically show the grouping of elements in sets, representing each set in a circle or an oval. We are going to look at and study examples of 2 sets: Set A and Set B.These two sets show 2 […]
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