Tagged: everyday maths

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How the monthly payment on a loan or mortgage is worked out, why early payments are mostly interest, and how rate and term change the total.

8 October 2026 · 2 min read

Work out sale prices, stacked discounts, VAT or sales tax (adding and removing it) and tips quickly, with the multiplier method.

8 October 2026 · 2 min read

Use speed = distance ÷ time to find any of the three, convert units, work with hours and minutes, and read distance–time graphs.

8 October 2026 · 2 min read

How compound interest works, the formula A = P(1 + r/n)^(nt), how compounding frequency changes the result, and the rule of 72.

7 October 2026 · 2 min read

Learn three simple ways to calculate a percentage of a number, find what percent one number is of another, and work out percentage change.

7 October 2026 · 2 min read