Contents

Introduction Section 5 — Fractions

About this Book i 1. Equivalent Fractions 63
2. Mixed Numbers 66
Section 1 — Non-Calculator Arithmetic 3. Ordering Fractions 68
4. Adding and Subtracting Fractions 71
1. Orders of Operations 2
5. Multiplying and Dividing Fractions 75
2. Negative Numbers 4
6. Fractions and Decimals 82
3. Whole Number Arithmetic 7
Review Exercise 87
4. Decimals 13
Exam-Style Questions 88
5. Adding and Subtracting Decimals 15
6. Multiplying and Dividing Decimals 18
Section 6 — Ratios
Review Exercise 24
Exam-Style Questions 25 1. Ratios 89
2. Using Ratios 94
Section 2 — Approximations 3. Dividing in a Given Ratio 97
Review Exercise 100
1. Rounding — Whole Numbers 26
Exam-Style Questions 101
2. Rounding — Decimal Places 28
3. Rounding — Significant Figures 30
Section 7 — Percentages
4. Estimating Answers 32
5. Rounding Errors 35 1. Percentages 102
Review Exercise 37 2. Percentages, Fractions and Decimals 108
Exam-Style Questions 38 3. Percentage Increase and Decrease 112
4. Compound Growth and Decay 119
Section 3 — Powers and Roots Review Exercise 122
Exam-Style Questions 123
1. Squares, Cubes and Roots 39
2. Indices 42
Section 8 — Algebraic Expressions
3. Laws of Indices 44
4. Standard Form 47 1. Simplifying Expressions 124
Review Exercise 50 2. Expanding Brackets 127
Exam-Style Questions 51 3. Factorising 131
Review Exercise 135
Section 4 — Multiples and Factors Exam-Style Questions 136

1. Finding Multiples and Factors 52

2. Prime Numbers 55
3. LCM and HCF 58
Review Exercise 61
Exam-Style Questions 62