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Decimal arithmetic is essential for real-world problem solving and calculator-based exam questions. Students need fluency with the four operations on decimals, place value understanding, and converting between decimals and other number forms.
Our tutors see these errors again and again. Knowing them in advance gives you a head start.
Misaligning the decimal point during written addition or subtraction
Assuming 0.45 is larger than 0.5 because 45 is bigger than 5
Forgetting to adjust the decimal point after multiplying decimals
This topic is tested by the following exam boards. Our tutors are specialists in each one.
Fractions form the backbone of GCSE maths, appearing in nearly every paper. Students must be confident adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing fractions, as well as converting between improper fractions and mixed numbers.
NumberPercentages link directly to fractions and decimals and are tested extensively across all exam boards. Questions range from simple percentage-of-an-amount calculations to reverse percentages and repeated percentage change problems at higher tier.
NumberEstimation questions test whether students can round numbers sensibly to perform quick mental calculations. Bounds questions (higher tier) require understanding of upper and lower limits arising from measurements rounded to a given degree of accuracy.
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