How to Apply the Table of Joy to Ratio Questions
You can use the Table of Joy to solve typical ratio questions on most numeracy tests. A ratio describes how many times bigger one share of something is than another share. [more…]
How to Scale Recipe Proportions with the Table of Joy
An example of proportions that often comes up in maths exams concerns the amount of each ingredient you need for a recipe. You can use the Table of Joy to figure out how to scale a recipe. The recipe is [more…]
What You Need to Know About Angles for Basic Maths Tests
Angle is another word for corner. For example, you may hear of footballers scoring from tight angles, meaning they’ve turned the ball round a sharp corner. The word ‘angle’ also shows up in other words [more…]
What Role Does Tessellation Play in Basic Maths?
Tessellation is a fancy word for fitting shapes together so that there are no gaps between the shapes and none of the shapes overlap – as if you’re solving a jigsaw puzzle, tiling a wall or paving a path [more…]
How to Determine the Area of Compound Rectangles
One of the most troublesome things you have to do with areas is find the total area of a shape made up of several rectangles. This may seem tricky, but after you see what’s going on, things start to make [more…]
Volume and Capacity for Basic Maths
The volume of an object is how much space the object takes up – or, if you were to drop the object into a full tub of water, how much water would overflow. [more…]
How to Read Maps and Plans
Nobody’s going to ask you to draw maps or even read a map in great detail at this stage of your maths career. But you do need to be able to look at a map and understand what it says, to convert distances [more…]
Basic Math Tips: Percents
Percents are commonly used in business to represent partial amounts of money. They're also used in statistics to indicate a portion of a data set. As you practice basic math problems, you'll discover that [more…]
Basic Math Tips: Fractions
Fractions are a common way of describing parts of a whole. They're commonly used for English weights and measures, especially for small measurements in cooking and carpentry. If you want to be proficient [more…]
Basic Math Tips: Decimals
Decimals are commonly used for money, as well as for weights and measures, especially when using the metric system. As you practice basic math and pre-algebra problems, you'll find that decimals are easier [more…]
1,001 Basic Math & Pre-Algebra Practice Problems For Dummies Cheat Sheet
To successfully master basic math, you need to practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division problems. You also need to understand order of operations, fractions, decimals, percents, ratios [more…]
Math Topics to Study for the Miller Analogies Test (MAT)
Math: it really is everywhere, even the MAT. If you don’t like math, don’t worry: The Miller Analogies Test doesn’t require you to do a lot of calculation. But you do have to know a few things about the [more…]
