Synopses & Reviews
Trust Crisp to take the misery out of math! This easy book covers whole numbers, fractions, decimals, percentages, simple equations, and percentage formulas with examples of: commissions, markups and markdowns, discounts, sales tax, simple and compound interest, and installment loans. Practice with bar, line and circle graphs, follow with just a touch of statistics-averages, medians, modes, etc. Answers included. It simply makes math work for anyone!
Synopsis
Trust Crisp to take the misery out of math!
Synopsis
Figuring percentages, ratios and proportions, sales tax, interest, commissions, discounts, etc. . . . all require basic math knowledge and skills which are offered in this concise, easy-to-absorb format. Readers may turn to a specific section of the book and become proficient in a new area by working a few problems.
Table of Contents
Part 1: Basics Mathematics Study Skills 1.0 Whole Numbers 1.1 Rounding Off Whole Numbers 1.2 Addition of Whole Numbers 1.3 Subtraction of Whole Numbers 1.4 Multiplication of Whole Numbers 1.5 Division of Whole Numbers 2.0 Fractions 2.1 Proper and Improper Fractions 2.2 Addition of Like Fractions 2.3 Lowest Common Denominator 2.4 Addition of Unlike Fractions 2.5 Subtraction of Fractions 2.6 Multiplication of Fractions 2.7 Division of Fractions 3.0 Decimals 3.1 Converting Fractions to Decimals 3.2 Converting Decimals to Fractions 3.3 Adding Decimal Numbers 3.4 Subtracting Decimal Numbers 3.5 Rounding Off Decimal Numbers 3.6 Multiplying Decimal Numbers 3.7 Dividing Decimal Numbers 4.0 Percent Part 2: Basic Applications 5.0 Equations 6.0 Formulas Part 3: Practical Applications 7.0 The Percentage Formula 7.1 Solving Problems with the Percentage Formula 7.2 Commissions 7.3 Percent Increase (Markup) 7.4 Percent Decrease (Markdown) 7.5 Discount 7.6 Sales Tax 7.7 Property Tax 7.8 Simple and Compound Interest 7.9 Installment Loans Part 4: Graphs and Statistics 8.0 Bar Graphs 9.0 Line Graphs 10.0 Circle Graphs 11.0 Statistical Math Post Test Exercise Answers The Language of Algebra The Metric System