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The Basic Skills<br />
The Basic Skills<br />
Basic skills are needed to do math questions correctly. These skills are adding,<br />
subtracting, multiplying, and dividing. These skills are used with whole<br />
numbers, fractions, decimals and percents. You need to know the basic facts<br />
really well in order to do the more difficult math problems.<br />
It is important to do math question step by step. Watch for the signs +, -. ×, and ÷<br />
and read and reread the question to know exactly what you are trying to solve.<br />
These symbols are used in many math questions:<br />
• Is less than <<br />
• Is greater than ><br />
• Is equal to =<br />
• Is not equal to ≠<br />
Addition<br />
The sign for addition is + and it is called a plus sign. This sign tells us to add.<br />
The answer is called a sum or a total.<br />
Let’s take 456 + 289.<br />
1 1<br />
1. Line up the place values. 456<br />
+ 289<br />
745<br />
NWT Literacy Council<br />
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<strong>Simply</strong> <strong>Math</strong> Workbook
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