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21 lessons to explore

01
Number foundations

LCM

Find the first shared multiple, understand why prime powers work, and solve repeating-event problems with confidence.

Beginner · 12 min
02
Number foundations

Number System

Build a toolkit for factors, primes, divisibility and remainders—the foundations behind fast arithmetic.

Beginner · 14 min
03
Number foundations

Simplification

Read expressions correctly, use equal-priority operations from left to right, and spot useful arithmetic shortcuts.

Beginner · 11 min
04
Number foundations

Fractions and Decimals

See equivalent fractions, combine equal-sized parts, and move confidently between fractions and decimal notation.

Beginner · 14 min
05
Everyday arithmetic

Percentage

Turn percentages into pictures, compare changes fairly, and recover an original value after a percentage change.

Beginner · 13 min
06
Everyday arithmetic

Ratio and Proportion

Use equal-sized ratio units to compare quantities, divide a total, and recognise direct and inverse relationships.

Beginner · 13 min
07
Everyday arithmetic

Average

Understand the mean as a fair share, reconstruct totals, and combine groups without losing their sizes.

Beginner · 12 min
08
Commercial mathematics

Profit Loss and Discount

Separate cost price, marked price and selling price, then calculate percentage changes using the correct base.

Intermediate · 14 min
09
Commercial mathematics

Simple Interest

Model interest that adds the same amount each year, and solve for principal, rate or time.

Intermediate · 12 min
10
Commercial mathematics

Compound Interest

Follow an amount from one period to the next, understand compounding, and compare it with simple interest.

Intermediate · 14 min
11
Work & motion

Time and Work

Treat one job as a whole, translate time into work rate, and combine workers without adding their completion times.

Intermediate · 13 min
12
Work & motion

Pipes and Cisterns

Model filling and emptying as signed rates, and decide whether a tank will fill at all.

Intermediate · 12 min
13
Work & motion

Speed Distance and Time

Relate distance to travel time, convert units, and calculate average speed for an entire journey.

Intermediate · 14 min
14
Work & motion

Trains

Choose the correct crossing distance and relative speed for poles, platforms and moving trains.

Intermediate · 13 min
15
Work & motion

Boats and Streams

Understand how current changes a boat's speed over the ground and recover still-water speed from a round trip.

Intermediate · 12 min
16
Applied arithmetic

Ages

Translate age statements into equations and use the fact that age differences stay constant while ratios change.

Intermediate · 13 min
17
Applied arithmetic

Mixture and Alligation

Use conservation of quantity to find a mixture's average and derive the alligation ratio instead of memorising a cross.

Intermediate · 14 min
18
Shape & measurement

Mensuration 2D

Distinguish perimeter from area, understand the triangle's half-rectangle rule, and measure circles and composite shapes.

Intermediate · 15 min
19
Shape & measurement

Mensuration 3D

Read solid shapes as layers, distinguish volume from surface area, and choose the right faces for covering problems.

Intermediate · 15 min
20
Counting & exam skills

Permutation and Combination

Build counts from choices, distinguish arrangements from selections, and avoid counting the same outcome more than once.

Advanced · 16 min
21
Counting & exam skills

Competitive Maths Mock Test

Bring the topics together with estimation, a repeatable solving routine, and a practical way to review your mistakes.

Advanced · 15 min