Mar17
In today’s blog post, we are going to look at integers: what they are and how to add and subtract them. Let’s start by understanding what integers really are: Integers are numbers that aren’t a fraction or a decimal. These numbers include natural numbers (1, 2, 3…), negative numbers (-1, -2, -3…) and zero (0). […]
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Thanks for choosing Smartick to continue learning math are you ready to begin with square roots? Well, let’s go! In this week’s post, we will learn to calculate exact square roots and some visual examples where they apply. As you know, graphical visualization is always a great help in understanding and assimilating new concepts. I […]
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Have you ever heard of powers? Do you know what they are and what they’re for? In this week’s post, we are going to discover what a power is and why we use them. Powers are an abbreviated way of writing a number that’s formed by multiplying a number by itself various times. They are very useful […]
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Today we will look at the classification of fractions: What types of fractions are there? We can classify them according to the relationship between the numerator and denominator. Proper Fraction Those representing a number less than 1. And how are these fractions identified? All fractions that represent numbers less than 1 are characterized by having […]
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In this post, we will learn the criteria for the divisibility of 5. How can we know without having to do the division? Here we will show you the easiest way. Criteria of dividing by 5: To determine if a number is divisible by 5, that number must end in 0 or 5. If it ends with […]
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What are equivalent fractions? Equivalent fractions are fractions that represent the same quantity, even though the numerator and denominator are different. For example, we have two identical cakes. From one cake, we eat half a piece and from the other, we eat 2 quarters of a piece, which cake has more left? Exactly! Both cakes […]
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Today, we are going to take a look at how to do single digit division. The first thing we need to remember is the vocabulary of the components of division: The dividend is the number that is going to be divided. The divisor is the number that the dividend is divided by. The quotient is […]
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In today’s post, we will look at some examples of the distributive property. But first, we have to remember what this property consists of. As you know, multiplication has different properties, among which we point out: Commutative Property Associative Property Neutral Element Distributive Property Well, the distributive property is that by which the multiplication of […]
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In today’s post, we are going to see what the square of a number is. For example, let’s calculate the square of 3: We’re going to look at the square of any number, which we’ll call “n.” The square of the number “n” is written n2 and it’s calculated by multiplying the number by itself: […]
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In this post, we’re going to learn an easier way to do division problems that have the number zero in their dividend and divisor. Let’s work with a real-life situation: “Martin wants to buy a motorcycle that costs $3,500. If he’s only going to pay $70 a month, how many months will it take him to […]
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In today’s post, we’ll start looking at a super important topic in math: Angles. What are they? What kinds exist? We’ll fill you in all about it here. Definition Parts In planar geometry, two rays with the same endpoint always create two angles. Two sides and a vertex, which is the endpoint of both sides, […]
Continue reading »Feb27
Welcome to the Smartick blog! This week we are going to look at a concept which we haven’t talked about in the blog yet: measurements of capacity. Capacity Measures the quantity of liquid that an object holds. For example, the capacity of a bottle is the quantity of liquid with which we can fill it. Another […]
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