A summery on tips about Year 7 Maths

Probability is all about figuring out how likely something is to happen — like, what are the chances of rolling a 6 or picking a red sweet from a bag? It’s actually fun because it feels like guessing, but smarter. The trick is to count how many possible outcomes there are, then how many of those are the ones you want. So if there are 3 red sweets out of 10, the probability is 3 out of 10 — or 3/10. Easy! One quick tip: always check if you’re dealing with replacement or not (like, are you putting the sweet back?). That changes the total! I also like to turn fractions into percentages sometimes because it's easier to understand. Like, 1/2 = 50%, so that’s a 50/50 chance. Probability’s kinda cool because it shows how maths links to real life – like games, weather, or even guessing the chances of your teacher giving homework (which feels like 100%, lol).

Probability

Maths in Year 7

Maths in Year 7 is actually a mix of loads of stuff, not just numbers. Like, we do times tables and negatives (yes, -3 + 5 is a thing), and algebra too — which is just like solving a mystery where x is the clue. One tip: when you're doing algebra, just treat the letter like a number and keep both sides balanced, like a seesaw. Fractions were confusing at first, but once you remember to make the bottoms (denominators) the same before adding or subtracting, it gets way easier. Shapes and angles are fun too — always remember a triangle’s angles add up to 180°, and a straight line is 180° as well. For data, drawing bar graphs and finding the mean (that’s the average) can be kinda satisfying. My trick is to write stuff out neatly and look for shortcuts, like doubling instead of times-ing by 2, or turning percentages into decimals to multiply faster. Maths isn’t just numbers – it’s patterns, logic, and kinda like solving cool little puzzles.