Appositives are nouns or pronouns beside other nouns or pronouns, for the purpose of identification of explanation. In the examples below the noun or pronoun will be bold and the appositive will be italicized. Example 1 Your dog Cherry has died. Example 2 My sister’s book, The Picture of Dorian Grey, was stolen last week.…...
Subtracting Mixed Numbers with Like Denominators
Example 1 Subtract 1 2/8 from 2 5/8. There are two ways in which this problem can be worked out. Method 1: We write out the fractions in their proper form (line 1), change the mixed numbers to improper fractions (line 2), subtract them and you have your answer (line 3 and 4). Method 2:…...
Adding Mixed Numbers that have Unlike Denominators
Example Once we have re written the question in this format, it should be a little easier to see and work from this point. All we do at this point is add the respective parts. 19 + 18 is straightforward, but to find 3/18 + 2/3 we must find the common denominator. To do this…...
Lowest Common Multiple
Example 1 What is the least common multiple of 18 and 12? This can be cone in one of two ways:prime factorisation and a listing of all the multiples of the numbers involved until you find the one common to them all. 1) Prime Factorisation We find the prime factor of both numbers (i.e. 18…...
Congratulations Chelsea – GSAT 2015
Congratulations Chelsea Mommy and daddy are very proud of you. Gsat results are in you averaged 94.5% well done.
Collective Nouns Quiz
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