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Dr. Karen's Math Hacks: Basic Arithmetic: The Easy Way to Add, Subtract, Multiply, Divide, and Take Averages
Dr. Karen's Math Hacks: Basic Arithmetic: The Easy Way to Add, Subtract, Multiply, Divide, and Take Averages

Tips and tricks to do basic arithmetic quickly and easily

2022

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Karen Remick
Karen Remick

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·5 hours ago

How to Start Liking Yourself

Several years ago, I went through some rough times and spent some time depressed. I really didn’t like myself and thought about how much better off everyone I knew would be without me around. I recognized this as dangerous thinking and wanted to like myself but didn’t know how. Reading…

Depression

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How to Start Liking Yourself
How to Start Liking Yourself
Depression

3 min read


May 21

Simplifying Ratios

Ratios are handy for scaling things up or down. It’s best when we can see a clear relationship in the numbers, however, sometimes the numbers aren’t always the easiest to work with. In addition, students sometimes get confused about which two numbers you can simplify and which you can’t. I…

Math

3 min read

Simplifying Ratios
Simplifying Ratios
Math

3 min read


Apr 30

Multiplying 2 Mixed Numbers

Multiplying a fraction or a whole number times a mixed number is easy: You break the mixed number apart and multiply the fraction or whole number times each part. (I’ve talked about this in articles here and here) Multiplying 2 mixed numbers, however, has been problematical. Recently, I was working…

Math

2 min read

Multiplying 2 Mixed Numbers
Multiplying 2 Mixed Numbers
Math

2 min read


Apr 3

Are We Teaching Math Wrong?

I don’t have to repeat any statistics regarding America’s math scores; we all know they’re bad. I sometimes hang out on Quora and there are hundreds of questions essentially asking “Why do we need to learn math?”. They don’t see the point. I work teaching remedial math to army soldiers…

Mathematics

4 min read

Are We Teaching Math Wrong?
Are We Teaching Math Wrong?
Mathematics

4 min read


Feb 13

Subtracting with Multiple Units: Borrowing at the End

When working with multiple units, be they inches and feet, pounds and ounces, or fractions and whole numbers, we have an option when subtracting that we don’t when we’re just using regular numbers: we can break the problem apart and borrow at the end (no loan application needed). The easiest…

Arithmetic

2 min read

Subtracting with Multiple Units: Borrowing at the End
Subtracting with Multiple Units: Borrowing at the End
Arithmetic

2 min read


Feb 11

Multiplying Large Mixed Numbers by Fractions

The standard method of multiplying a mixed number by a fraction is to convert the mixed number to an improper fraction, multiply straight across and then convert it back to a mixed number. …

Math

3 min read

Multiplying Large Mixed Numbers by Fractions
Multiplying Large Mixed Numbers by Fractions
Math

3 min read


Feb 11

Reuse/Recycle Your Math

I’ve found a lot of my math hacks by being lazy. I don’t want to use any more effort than I have to to get an answer. One of the first things I started doing is to reuse or recycle the math I already did. One of the first things…

Math

4 min read

Reuse/Recycle Your Math
Reuse/Recycle Your Math
Math

4 min read


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·Feb 5

Still Another 10 things I’ve Learned

I know I said I was going to stop after the last list, but couldn’t resist writing about a few more. If you have allergies that make your eyes itch, rub them GENTLY. If you rub them too hard you can: give yourself a black eye. If you’re female, this…

Life Lessons

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Still Another 10 things I’ve Learned
Still Another 10 things I’ve Learned
Life Lessons

3 min read


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·Jan 1

Yet Another 10 Things I’ve Learned

It seems that I’ve learned a lot in life, but never really thought about it. Here’s yet another list. Hopefully, it’s my last list but I wouldn’t count on it. Please feel free to put things you’ve learned in the comments. The vast majority of people make decisions based on…

Lists

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Yet Another 10 Things I’ve Learned
Yet Another 10 Things I’ve Learned
Lists

3 min read


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·Dec 19, 2022

10 More Random Things I’ve Learned

I wrote a story last week listing 10 random things I’ve learned over the course of my life, but that didn’t cover it all, so here’s some more. Most people (90% according to Briggs — Myers) make decisions based on feeling, so using logic to try to affect their thought…

Life Lessons

3 min read

10 More Random Things I’ve Learned
10 More Random Things I’ve Learned
Life Lessons

3 min read

Karen Remick

Karen Remick

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