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Topic: Basic Number and Decimals

Topic/Skill Definition/Tips Example


1. Integer A whole number that can be positive, −3, 0, 92
negative or zero.
2. Decimal A number with a decimal point in it. Can 3.7, 0.94, −24.07
be positive or negative.

3. Negative A number that is less than zero. Can be −8, −2.5


Number decimals.

4. Addition To find the total, or sum, of two or more 3 + 2 + 7 = 12


numbers.

‘add’, ‘plus’, ‘sum’


5. Subtraction To find the difference between two 10 − 3 = 7
numbers.
To find out how many are left when some
are taken away.

‘minus’, ‘take away’, ‘subtract’


6. Can be thought of as repeated addition. 3 × 6 = 6 + 6 + 6 = 18
Multiplication
‘multiply’, ‘times’, ‘product’
7. Division Splitting into equal parts or groups. 20 ÷ 4 = 5
The process of calculating the number of
times one number is contained within 20
another one. =5
4

‘divide’, ‘share’
8. Remainder The amount ‘left over’ after dividing one The remainder of 20 ÷ 6 is 2, because
integer by another. 6 divides into 20 exactly 3 times, with 2
left over.
9. BIDMAS An acronym for the order you should do 6 + 3 × 5 = 21, 𝑛𝑜𝑡 45
calculations in.

BIDMAS stands for ‘Brackets, Indices, 52 = 25, where the 2 is the


Division, Multiplication, Addition and index/power.
Subtraction’.

Indices are also known as ‘powers’ or


‘orders’.

With strings of division and multiplication, 12 ÷ 4 ÷ 2 = 1.5, 𝑛𝑜𝑡 6


or strings of addition and subtraction, and
no brackets, work from left to right.
10. Recurring A decimal number that has digits that 1
Decimal repeat forever. = 0.333 … = 0. 3̇
3

The part that repeats is usually shown by 1


= 0.142857142857 … = 0. 1̇42857̇
placing a dot above the digit that repeats, or 7
dots over the first and last digit of the 77
repeating pattern. = 0.128333 … = 0.1283̇
600

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