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Questions that don't require or use algebra, e.g. long division, order of operations, negative numbers, decimals, fractions, percentages, ratios, rates, scientific notation, units, non-algebraic indices.

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Ben Brawn commented on Significant figures: identifying 11 months, 3 weeks ago

The 'problem' is that I have split this question into two questions, the second question is here https://numbas.mathcentre.ac.uk/question/169559/significant-figures-rounding/ if you are using the question in an exam then you'll need to add this second question in.

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Ben Brawn on Significant figures: identifying 11 months, 3 weeks ago

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Ben Brawn commented on Significant figures: identifying 11 months, 3 weeks ago

I have split this question into two questions, the second question is here https://numbas.mathcentre.ac.uk/question/169559/significant-figures-rounding/ if you are using the question in an exam then you'll need to add this second question in.

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Ben Brawn commented on Multiplication 2 digit by 2 digit 1 year, 11 months ago

I found I needed to add <span data-jme-visible="ab0t1carry=0">$\phantom{0}$</span> in table cells that wouldn't have anything in them, specifically cells on the left, to get rid of the alignment issues.

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Ben Brawn on Multiplication 2 digit by 2 digit 1 year, 11 months ago

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before I started trying to fix the alignment issue

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Ben Brawn on Division, single digit divisor results in no remainder - long or short division 2 years, 6 months ago

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Ben Brawn on Fractions/division and multiplication, different ways of presenting the same thing (non-algebraic) 2 years, 8 months ago

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Ben Brawn commented on Fractions: adding and subtracting, numerical 4 years, 2 months ago

Fractions are in reduced form by design now and advice involves dealing with cases where the lowest common denominator is one of the denominators. 

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