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How to Use Prime Factors to Cancel Fractions
I previously posted about prime factors and about using them in multiplication. Now we’ve got fractions to handle. Before we get in too deep, first let me note the main reason why we do this with arithmetic. In algebra, students will be asked to take a rational expression, factor it and reduce it like this:
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How to Remember Exponent Rules without Brain Ooze
Exponent rules are hard. Well, they are hard to remember, anyhow. But there’s an easy way that won’t make your brain ooze – and that’s doing a mini-experiment each time you have to deal with them.
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How to Use Prime Factoring to Win Friends and Influence People
Alright, you might not win friends with this, but the more you can do arithmetic in your head… well… okay, you can’t influence people with it either. Regardless, it’s handy to know and helps with multiplication.
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2 Ways to Factor Numbers into Primes
Factoring is traditionally considered an “f-word” for students of math. But it really has its good sides. First, here’s two ways to do it with regular numbers.
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How to Check if a Number is Divisible by 3 or 9
Can you quickly tell if a number is divisible by 3 or by 9? With this trick you can impress everyone – well, not EVERYone, but a few anyhow.
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How to Free Your Students from Math Anger
Are you sick of being a prisoner to math anxiety, snide comments of math geeks and angry comments of other math haters? Declare your independence!
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Why Grown-ups Should Shut Their Traps about Hating Math
We want the next generation to be better than the previous generation – including math. In order for them to improve, the previous generations must either die or shut their traps. Who wants to die? Not me! So here’s how to focus on getting rid of negative math-speak.
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How to Calculate Permutations and Combinations
The two previous posts showed how to tell the difference between permutations and combinations and how to work with factorials. Now you’re ready to do some calculations!
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Permutations and Combinations – How to Tell the Difference
Have you ever been told that “In permutations, order matters”? There are lots of permutation problems where there’s no ordering whatsoever. So how can you tell?! Here’s how.
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How to Pronounce n! and How to Use Factorials
You may have seen n! – and I don’t mean to scream the 14th letter of the alphabet at you. So what the heck are factorials and why do you ever need to learn them? (Guess what – the answer is in this post!)
About MathFour.com
I’m Bon Crowder and the photos above are both of me – in 1989 and today. I’m a Generation X mom of Generation Z kids. I began peer tutoring in high school in 1984.
MathFour.com is the “today” version of me helping peers be comfortable in math. If you’re a Gen-X parent, you’re in the right place!
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