What+we+learned

=What we learned=

This page outlines what we learned so far this year. It should help you decide which process to apply to a math problem.

 * permutations of items
 * combinations of items
 * factorials
 * evaluating expressions with variables
 * rules for adding/subtracting/multiplying/dividing positive and negative numbers
 * order of operations
 * exponents
 * properties of real numbers
 * associative property
 * commutative property
 * distributive property
 * identitiy property of addition
 * identity property of multiplication
 * additive inverse
 * multiplicative inverse
 * solving linear equations
 * adding and subtracting from both sides
 * multiplying and dividing all terms
 * distributve property
 * combining like terms
 * checking your solution
 * clearing fractions and decimals (converting to whole numbers)
 * factors
 * prime factors
 * rules for divisibility
 * application of factors
 * simplifying fractions
 * simplying fractions before multiplication and division (cross cancelling)
 * greatest common factor
 * least common multiple (least common divisor)
 * numeric representations
 * converting from a fraction to a decimal and percent
 * repeating decimals
 * converting from a percent to a decimal and fraction
 * converting from a decimal to a percent and fraction