Simple maths

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Addition


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to add ‘Don’t forget to add VAT to the total figure.’

VAT = ‘value added tax’

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four plus four equals eight ‘Four plus four equals eight.’

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to add
‘Don’t forget to add VAT to the total figure.’

VAT = ‘value added tax’

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four plus four equals eight
‘Four plus four equals eight.’

Subtraction


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to subtract ‘Subtract the cost of sales from the sales figure to give the gross profit.’

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three minus two equals one ‘Three minus two equals one.’

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to subtract
‘Subtract the cost of sales from the sales figure to give the gross profit.’

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three minus two equals one
‘Three minus two equals one.’

Multiplication


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to multiply by ‘Multiply the cost of each unit by the number of units to calculate the total cost.’

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four times two equals eight ‘Four times two equals eight.’

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four multiplied by two equals eight ‘Four multiplied by two equals eight.’

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to multiply by
‘Multiply the cost of each unit by the number of units to calculate the total cost.’

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four times two equals eight
‘Four times two equals eight.’

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four multiplied by two equals eight
‘Four multiplied by two equals eight.’

Division


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to divide by ‘Eight divided by four equals two.’

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twenty divided by four equals five ‘Twenty divided by four equals five.’

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to divide by
‘Eight divided by four equals two.’

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twenty divided by four equals five
‘Twenty divided by four equals five.’

Other


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to the power of ‘Two to the power of three equals eight.’

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square root ‘The square root of nine is three.’

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to the power of
‘Two to the power of three equals eight.’

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square root
‘The square root of nine is three.’



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