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9780131482982

Prealgebra

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  • ISBN13:

    9780131482982

  • ISBN10:

    013148298X

  • Edition: 3rd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2010-01-01
  • Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Summary

Jamie Blair, John Tobey, and Jeff Slater are experienced developmental math authors and active classroom teachers. They have carefully crafted their texts to support students in this course by staying with them every step of the way. Blair, Tobey and Slater... With you every step of the way. This 3rd edtion of Prealgebra is appropriate for a 1-sem course in Prealgebra and was designed to bridge the gap between arithmetic and algebra topics. Intended for those students who are preparing to take an elementary algebra course and have either not studied algebra or have been previously unsuccessful in arithmetic or algebra. This text integrates algebra rules and concepts with those of arithmetic, sprialing the topics and teaching why, not memorization. Also teaches students the specific study skills necessary to accomade their individual learning styles.

Table of Contents

To the Student i
Preface xv
Acknowledgments xxiii
Whole Numbers and Introduction to Algebra
1(102)
Understanding Whole Numbers
2(8)
Adding Whole Number Expressions
10(13)
Subtracting Whole Number Expressions
23(10)
Multiplying Whole Number Expressions
33(11)
Dividing Whole Number Expressions
44(11)
Exponents and the Order of Operations
55(8)
How Am I Doing? Sections 1.1--1.6
62(1)
More on Algebraic Expressions
63(5)
Introduction to Solving Linear Equations
68(12)
Solving Applied Problems Using Several Operations
80(23)
Chapter 1 Organizer
91(3)
Chapter 1 Review Problems
94(7)
How Am I Doing? Chapter 1 Test
101(2)
Integers
103(64)
Understanding Integers
104(9)
Adding Integers
113(12)
Subtracting Integers
125(14)
How Am I Doing? Sections 2.1--2.3
138(1)
Multiplying and Dividing Integers
139(9)
The Order of Operations and Applications Involving Integers
148(5)
Simplifying and Evaluating Algebraic Expressions
153(14)
Chapter 2 Organizer
159(1)
Chapter 2 Review Problems
160(4)
How Am I Doing? Chapter 2 Test
164(2)
Cumulative Test for Chapters 1--2
166(1)
Introduction to Equations and Algebraic Expressions
167(52)
Solving Equations of the Form x + a = c and x -- a = c
168(9)
Solving Equations of the Form ax = c
177(9)
How Am I Doing? Sections 3.1--3.2
185(1)
Equations and Geometric Formulas
186(15)
Performing Operations with Exponents
201(18)
Chapter 3 Organizer
210(2)
Chapter 3 Review Problems
212(3)
How Am I Doing? Chapter 3 Test
215(2)
Cumulative Test for Chapters 1--3
217(2)
Fractions, Ratio, and Proportion
219(64)
Factoring Whole Numbers
220(7)
Understanding Fractions
227(8)
Simplifying Fractional Expressions
235(10)
How Am I Doing? Sections 4.1--4.3
244(1)
Simplifying Fractional Expressions with Exponents
245(7)
Ratios and Rates
252(9)
Proportions and Applications
261(22)
Chapter 4 Organizer
274(2)
Chapter 4 Review Problems
276(4)
How Am I Doing? Chapter 4 Test
280(1)
Cumulative Test for Chapters 1--4
281(2)
Operations on Fractional Expressions
283(68)
Multiplying and Dividing Fractional Expressions
284(11)
Multiples and Least Common Multiples of Algebraic Expressions
295(7)
Adding and Subtracting Fractional Expressions
302(11)
Operations with Mixed Numbers
313(12)
How Am I Doing? Sections 5.1--5.4
324(1)
Order of Operations and Complex Fractions
325(6)
Solving Applied Problems Involving Fractions
331(6)
Solving Equations of the Form x/a = c
337(14)
Chapter 5 Organizer
343(2)
Chapter 5 Review Problems
345(2)
How Am I Doing? Chapter 5 Test
347(2)
Cumulative Test for Chapters 1--5
349(2)
Polynomials
351(36)
Adding and Subtracting Polynomials
352(5)
Multiplying Polynomials
357(7)
How Am I Doing? Sections 6.1--6.2
363(1)
Translating from English to Algebra
364(9)
Factoring Using the Greatest Common Factor
373(14)
Chapter 6 Organizer
379(1)
Chapter 6 Review Problems
380(3)
How Am I Doing? Chapter 6 Test
383(2)
Cumulative Test for Chapters 1--6
385(2)
Solving Equations
387(42)
Solving Equations Using One Principle of Equality
388(8)
Solving Equations Using More Than One Principle of Equality
396(6)
Solving Equations with Parentheses
402(5)
How Am I Doing? Sections 7.1--7.3
406(1)
Solving Equations with Fractions
407(4)
Using Equations to Solve Applied Problems
411(18)
Chapter 7 Organizer
421(3)
Chapter 7 Review Problems
424(2)
How Am I Doing? Chapter 7 Test
426(1)
Cumulative Test for Chapters 1--7
427(2)
Decimals and Percents
429(84)
Understanding Decimal Fractions
430(8)
Adding and Subtracting Decimal Expressions
438(6)
Multiplying and Dividing Decimal Expressions
444(10)
Solving Equations and Applied Problems Involving Decimals
454(10)
How Am I Doing? Sections 8.1--8.4
463(1)
Estimating with Percents
464(8)
Percents
472(8)
Solving Percent Problems Using Equations
480(8)
Solving Percent Problems Using Proportions
488(7)
Solving Applied Problems Involving Percents
495(18)
Chapter 8 Organizer
503(3)
Chapter 8 Review Problems
506(4)
How Am I Doing? Chapter 8 Test
510(2)
Cumulative Test for Chapters 1--8
512(1)
Graphing and Statistics
513(56)
Interpreting and Constructing Graphs
514(11)
Mean, Median, and Mode
525(8)
How Am I Doing? Sections 9.1--9.2
532(1)
The Rectangular Coordinate System
533(10)
Linear Equations in Two Variables
543(26)
Chapter 9 Organizer
556(3)
Chapter 9 Review Problems
559(5)
How Am I Doing? Chapter 9 Test
564(3)
Cumulative Test for Chapters 1--9
567(2)
Measurement and Geometric Figures
569(67)
Using Unit Fractions with U.S. and Metric Units
570(9)
Converting Between the U.S. and Metric Systems
579(6)
Angles
585(10)
How Am I Doing? Sections 10.1--10.3
594(1)
Square Roots and the Pythagorean Theorem
595(9)
The Circle
604(8)
Volume
612(5)
Similar Geometric Figures
617(19)
Chapter 10 Organizer
624(4)
Chapter 10 Review Problems
628(4)
How Am I Doing? Chapter 10 Test
632(2)
Cumulative Test for Chapters 1--10
634(2)
Practice Final Examination 636
Appendix A: Consumer Finance Applications 1(19)
Appendix B: Introduction to U.S. and Metric Units of Measurement 20(6)
Appendix C: Scientific Calculators 26(8)
Appendix D: Additional Arithmetic Practice 34(2)
Appendix E: Congruent Triangles 36
Solutions to Practice Problems 1(1)
Answers to Selected Exercises 1(1)
Applications Index 1(4)
Subject Index 5
Photo Credits 1

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