Work out the distance the book worm needs to eat through to get to the back cover of the last book.
A game for two players requiring a calculator and thinking skills.
How old is a person if when her age is divided by certain numbers, the calculator display ending are as shown.
Arrange the fractions and decimals in order from smallest to largest.
Convert fractions to decimals, decimals to percentages and percentages to fractions.
Match the fractions to their decimal equivalents and join them with lines that do not cross.
Divide one whole number by another on your calculator. If the answer has one digit repeated but no other digits you have a Noodlewhack.
Beginning with 100 on your calculator, what is the largest and smallest totals you can end up with after travelling through each of the possible routes.
Practise mental and written methods for adding and subtracting decimal numbers.
Practise mental and written methods for multiplying and dividing decimal numbers.
A number line showing tenths and hundredths with draggable arrows. This is a visual aid designed to be projected onto a whiteboard for whole class exposition
The traditional pairs or Pelmanism game adapted to test knowledge of simple fractions and their equivalent decimals.
Arrange the fractions, shown in a variety of formats, in order from smallest to largest.
Arrange the fractions and decimals in order from smallest to largest.
Revise the methods for converting fractions to decimals and percentages.
An exercise on converting fractions to decimals, decimals to percentages and percentages to fractions.
Check that you know what inequality signs mean and how they are used to compare two quantities. Includes negative numbers, decimals, fractions and metric measures.
Construct the pipes using a set number of pieces with lengths given as fractions, decimals or percentages.
A self marking exercise on the reading of scales of different types.
Change recurring decimals into their corresponding fractions and vica versa.
A self marking exercise requiring students to round numbers to a given number of significant figures.
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