Learn mathematics with Smartick. Exercises, tutorials, problems and teaching resources for children learning elementary mathematics. Here you will find posts about mathematics to make learning easier and more fun.
Aug11
To solve length measurement problems, we need to have various factors in mind: the unit of measurement used, conversion exercises, and the understanding of how to use different measuring units. In this post, we’ll present different exercise types that’ll help us understand these concepts. Unit of Measure Used to Express the Information In problems that […]
Continue reading »Aug08
In this post, we are going to learn how to do 2 and 3 digit division. In order to do 2 and 3 digit division, follow these steps: First, take as many digits of the dividend that the divisor has. If the digits of the dividend are smaller than the divisor, take one more digit […]
Continue reading »Aug04
We will learn about the addition properties through an everyday situation: Preparing a backpack for school. Shall we begin? We look for an empty backpack and open it. First, we put in 3 large notebooks and then 6 small notebooks. How many notebooks are there in the bag? To answer this question, simply add the […]
Continue reading »Aug03
Hello! We’re back again. Today we will look at one of the properties of multiplication: the distributive property of multiplication. As you may know, multiplication has different properties, let’s review them: Commutative property Associative property Identity Property Distributive property Let’s focus on the distributive property of multiplication The distributive property of multiplication states that when […]
Continue reading »Jul28
What are equivalent fractions? In this post, we are going to understand what equivalent fractions are and how you can find out what fractions are equivalent. Equivalent fractions are fractions that represent the same quantity. For example, which of the following do you believe will be the biggest? What have you figured out? We are […]
Continue reading »Jul27
In this post, we are going to learn a mental math strategy for multiplying by 11 using a simple method. Mental Math Strategy 1: Multiplying a 2-digit number by 11 It’s only a matter of adding the number’s two digits and then putting the result in between the two numbers. Let’s take a look at some […]
Continue reading »Jul25
In this week’s post, I’m going to explain how to solve addition without regrouping. We’ll solve them in four simple steps: Write all of the numbers that you are going to add, one underneath the other. You have to make their 1s places line up in the same column, and you need to do the […]
Continue reading »Jul22
In today’s post, we’re going to learn two basic concepts of statistics: average and median. Imagine if we asked all of our classmates what grade their math grade was for this marking period. Assuming that there are 25 people in our class, we’ll collect 25 numbers: It’s a little complicated to process the numbers if […]
Continue reading »Jul21
In this post we are going to learn about the criteria of divisibility by 3, 4, 9 and 11. Criteria of divisibility by 3 A number is divisible by 3 when the sum of its digits is a multiple of 3. For example: Is 1098 divisible by 3? We add all the digits of 1098: 1 […]
Continue reading »Jul20
In this post, we are going to learn how to solve division with decimal numbers. We will see various examples. Finally we are going to see how to complete division problems until the remainder equals zero. Dividing a decimal number by a whole number You divide as though they were whole numbers. Simply put the […]
Continue reading »Jul15
With this post, we are going to understand the notion of a fraction as a part of a whole, as a division of natural numbers and its position on the number line. What is a fraction? A fraction represents the number of parts that we have of a whole that is divided into equal parts. Fractions […]
Continue reading »Jul14
Have you tried to do our combined operations problems? When we do a problem, there are times when there is no need to do any operation and other times when you have to do one or many. Today we are going to see these problems where various operations are necessary in order to arrive at a […]
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