Apr03
Do you know how to divide decimals? In this post, you will learn how, and at the end, you will find exercises to practice division of decimals. But first you can review what decimal numbers are with this previous post from our blog: Learn What Decimal Numbers Are. How to divide a whole number by […]
Continue reading »Mar31
Did you know that the commutative property can help us solve an operation faster? Today we will look at the commutative property of addition and multiplication. The commutative property tells us that the result of an addition or multiplication is always the same, regardless of the order of the elements with which it operates. Let’s […]
Continue reading »Mar30
What are polynomials? Before we start adding them, we need to know what they are and what properties they have. It’s important to understand what factors and degrees are, and how to order the terms. If you’re not sure about these concepts, you can read these previous posts about the properties of monomials and properties […]
Continue reading »Mar29
In this post, we are going to learn an addition mental calculation strategy in order to be able to add two numbers, breaking them up into hundreds, tens, ones, etc. We can do this by breaking up just one number or breaking up both of them. Breaking up one number for addition It’s very simple, […]
Continue reading »Mar27
Do you remember a previous post where we looked at two methods for dividing fractions? Review by clicking here. In today’s post, we are going to solve exercises involving dividing fractions with the two methods. You can use the one that you like the most! Afterward, you can practice with the exercises we recommend at […]
Continue reading »Mar24
In today’s post, we are going to see some examples of mass conversion problems with different units of mass and we will look at how to solve them. Remember that previously, we have seen how to solve conversion problems with distance measures. Before beginning with the conversion problems with mass measures, you should review the […]
Continue reading »Mar23
Do you want to learn how to perform combined operations? On the Smartick blog, we have already talked about combined operations on other occasions, but now we will look at more examples and we will solve them together. Shall we start? What are combined operations? Combined operations are numerical expressions in which multiple operations (addition, […]
Continue reading »Mar21
Amy Milcic is a mental health therapist turned homeschooling soccer mom to 5 boys. It’s her passion to help homeschoolers add sparkle to their learning fun, and that’s exactly why she created her site “Rock Your Homeschool” – to help homeschoolers find their groove & unlock their potential. She acknowledges how math is a struggle […]
Continue reading »Mar20
This post will teach you how to analyze, process and solve problems that can be solved by using multiplication. At Smartick, we believe that a student understands and knows math when they can solve problems correctly. This is why we are going to analyze five different multiplication problems. Multiplication Problem #1 At Ricardo’s farm, there […]
Continue reading »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). […]
Continue reading »Mar16
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 […]
Continue reading »Mar15
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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