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Synopsis
This easy-to-understand and fully illustrated handbook teaches essential math concepts using real-life examples so you can confidently apply math skills in everyday situations such as personal finance, cooking, home repair, and shopping. For many of us, math can conjure memories of frustration and embarrassment, yet
math and its application are all around us every day--in the workplace, supermarket, mall, and the gas station, where a basic math solution can easily and quickly solve a problem. However, some of us have either blocked out, forgotten, or simply did not learn the basics of math. With
Everyday Math Made Easy, author Thomas Begnal brings math back to the forefront of our brains and re-teaches (or teaches)
all the basic math concepts.
Using an encouraging voice throughout,
each chapter is devoted to a specific math topic and explains the underlying basic math function in a
simple and easy-to-understand way. Each chapter offers multiple
step-by-step instructions that are enforced with
sidebars on how to solve math problems quickly and correctly. Part I focuses on the basic math concepts that you will quickly and easily conquer, such as:
- Addition
- Subtraction
- Multiplication
- Division
- Percentages
- Ratios
- Fractions
- Averages
- Discounts
- Measurement and conversions
- Charts and graphs
Part II is
organized into common situations in which math can solve the problem, such as:
- Cooking How to double or half recipes; how long to thaw food items based on ratios; how to convert measurements from imperial to metric; and how to work with ingredient ratios in food recipes.
- Shopping: How to determine a better deal between two sale items; what is the real cost of an item after the sale percentage is taken off; how much is the sales tax; and how much to tip at a restaurant.
- Finances: How to figure out interest rates on credit cards, loans, and mortgages; how to determine the value of a car; how much will it cost to use gasoline on a road trip; how to determine the cost of gas per gallon; how to balance a checkbook; and how to determine currency exchanges.
- Home: How to determine how much a home-improvement project will increase the value of a home; how to take accurate room measurements; how to determine the correct size of furniture to fit in a space; how determine the ratio of a solution when mixed with water; how much does it cost to run appliances; how much fertilizer do you need for a yard; and how to determine if a rotting tree may hit your house.
Complete with
graphic fonts,
colors,
diagrams, and
illustrations,
Everyday Math Made Easy is a calm and patient tutor to help you remember, or learn, the how and why of basic math, its importance, and its application to common math-related dilemmas. Build your math skills and confidence in no time at all