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JSS1: MATHEMATICS - 1ST TERM

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  1. Whole Numbers I | Week 1
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  2. Whole Numbers II | Week 2
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  3. Counting in Base Two | Week 3
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  4. Arithmetic Operations | Week 4
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  5. Lowest Common Multiple (LCM) | Week 5
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  6. Highest Common Factor | Week 6
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  7. Fraction | Week 7
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  8. Basic Operations with Fractions I | Week 8
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  9. Basic Operations with Fractions II | Week 9
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  10. Directed Numbers | Week 10
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  11. Estimation and Approximation I | Week 11
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  12. Estimation and Approximation II | Week 12
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  • Approximation

Approximation means rounding off. We round off numbers to simplify them so they will be easy to use and easy to remember.

Example:  Ehime bought a pair of shoes for ₦90. If someone asks him the price of the shoes, he may say the price is ₦100.

  • This is called rounding up where the new number is bigger and the given number.
  • ₦90 ≈  ₦100   (means ₦90 is approximately equal to ₦100).

Example: A dress costs ₦81. You are more likely to say that the cost of the dress was ₦80.

  • This is called rounding down where the new number is smaller than the given number.
  • ₦81   ≈   ₦80  (This means ₦81 is approximately equal to ₦80).