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1
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What is an integer

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A whole number

2
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What are rational numbers

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They are either integers, fractions or terminating or recurring decimals

3
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What is an irrational number

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They are never ending, non repeating decimals

4
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What is BODMAS

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B-Brackets
O-Other things
D-Divison
M-Multiplication
A-Addition 
S-Subtraction
5
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What are Multiples

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The Factors of a number are all the numbers that divide into it

6
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What is a prime number

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A prime number is a number which doesn’t divide by anything, apart from itself and 1 ( however 1 is not a prime number)

7
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How to find prime factors

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Using a factor tree

8
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What is LCM and how to find it

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It is the smallest number that will divide by all numbers in question.

First list all the prime factors that appear in both numbers. If a factor appears more than once in one of the numbers list it the same amount of times and multiply together to give the LCM

9
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What is the HCF and how to find it

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It is the Biggest number that will divide by all numbers in question.

First list all the prime factors that appear in both numbers. Multiply together to find the HCF.

10
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Fractions- what is cancelling down

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Simplifying a fraction

11
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Fractions- what are mixed numbers

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Mixed numbers are numbers with an integer and a fraction part

12
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Fractions- How to multiply fractions

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Multiply top and bottom separately

13
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Fractions- How to divide fractions

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Turn the 2nd fraction upside down and then multiply

14
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Fractions- How to get a common denominator

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Find the lowest common multiple of the denominators

15
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Fractions- How to add or subtract fractions

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First make sure the denominators are the same then add/subtract the numerator only. Convert to improper fractions first

16
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How to get a fraction to a decimal to a percentage

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From a fraction divide to get a decimal and times by 100 to get a percentage

17
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How to get a percentage to a decimal to a fraction

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From a percentage divide by 100 to get a decimal then either use the X method for recurring decimals or for terminating decimals its easy