Number section Flashcards

To remember everything covered on this section

1
Q

BIDMAS

A

Brackets, Indices, Division, Multiplication, Addition, Subtraction.
Use for order of operations.

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2
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Multiply by 10

A

Move decimal point one space to the right. E.g. 23.6=236.

Or add a zero on the end if no decimal point E.g. 45x 10=450

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3
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Divide by 100

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Move decimal point two places to the left e.g 34.5/100=0.345

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4
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Divide by 20

A

Divide by 2 first then divide by 10

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5
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Multiply by 300

A

Times by 3 then times by 100

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6
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Negative number multiplied by negative number =

A

Positive number

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7
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Positive number multiplied by negative number =

A

Negative number

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8
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5 - -4=

A

5+4=9

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9
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Divide a decimal by a whole number

A

Use bus stop method. Put decimal point on top of bus stop.

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10
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Divide a number by a decimal

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Write as fraction. Then times by 10, 100 etc to get rid of decimal point.

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11
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The first prime number is

A
  1. It is NOT 1!!!!!
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12
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The only even prime number is

A

2.

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13
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How to find a prime number from a list of numbers.

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Get rid of all the even numbers and anything ending in a 5. Then divide by 3 and 7, if it doesn’t divide by either it is prime.

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14
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First 4 prime numbers

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2,3,5,7

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15
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What is a multiple?

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Just the times table of a number. Eg first 4 multiples of 2 are 2,4,6,8

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16
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What is a factor?

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All the numbers that divide into another number. Eg 4 is a factor of 24 as you can divide 24 by 4

17
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What is an integer?

A

A whole number

18
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How to multiply fractions

A

Just multiply top numbers together, then multiply bottom numbers together

19
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How to divide fractions

A

Switch the second fraction to upside down then multiply

20
Q

How to add or subtract fractions

A

Need to put both fractions over the same bottom number (common denominator) then add or subtract bottom numbers

21
Q

How to change a decimal to a percentage

A

Times by 100

22
Q

How to change a percentage to a decimal

A

Divide by 100

23
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Estimating without using a calculator

A

Round all numbers in calculation to 1 significant figure

24
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When multiplying numbers with indices

A

Add the powers. Eg 3^4 x 3^6 = 3^10.

25
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When dividing numbers with indices

A

Subtract the powers

26
Q

13 x 13

A

169

27
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14 x 14

A

196

28
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15 x 15

A

225