Jan27
Today we are going to review division word problems with decimals. Does it seem difficult? Well, it’s not! Solving division word problems with decimals is the same as solving them with whole numbers. I’m going to show you! You can review what a decimal number is here. Every time we solve a word problem, the first […]
Continue reading »Jan26
In this week’s post, we’re going to look at what the rule of three inverse is and how to use it to solve problems. The rule of three is a way to solve proportionality problems. If we are dealing with a direct proportionality, then apply the direct rule of three. If we are dealing with inverse proportionality, […]
Continue reading »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 »Jan17
Fingers are one of the most helpful tools for children in learning mathematical concepts. This is partly due to their availability; it allows children to establish one to one correspondences, or it helps to lessen the memory load of a problem thanks to having physical representations of quantities. It can even help make instantly perceive […]
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 »Jan12
Erinn Sluka’s son is in 3rd grade and does well in math, but like any student, he could always use some extra math practice. (At Smartick we’re all about the math practice!) Erinn recently signed her son up for Smartick and wrote a blog post about the experience for her site “Parenting Healthy.” In addition […]
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. […]
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