Numbers & Operations

by Friedman, Mel

• ISBN13: 9780738604510
• ISBN10: 0738604518
• Edition: Workbook
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-09-22
• Publisher: Research & Education Assn

Summary

Many students continue to struggle in high school math courses because they failed to master the basic mathematical skills. REA's newReady, Set, Go! Workbookseries takes the confusion out of math, helping students raise their grades and score higher on important exams. What makes REA's workbooks different? For starters, students will actually like using them. Here's why: When students apply the skills they've mastered in our workbooks, they can do better in class, raise their grades, and score higher on the all-important end-of-course, graduation, and exit exams. Some of the math topics covered in theNumbers & Operations Workbookinclude: Whether used in a classroom, for home or self study, or with a tutor, this workbook gets studentsreadyfor important math tests and exams,setto take on new challenges, and helps themgoforward in their studies!

Table of Contents

Introduction

About This Book

Icons Explained

Letters to Students, Parents, and Teachers

About REA

Acknowledgments

Place Value for Whole Numbers and Decimals

Place value for whole numbers

Place value for decimals

Test Yourself!

Rounding Off Whole Numbers

Test Yourself!

Rounding Off Decimal Numbers

Test Yourself!

Adding/Subtracting with Signed Numbers

Test Yourself!

Multiplying/Dividing with Signed Numbers

Test Yourself!

(Lessons 1-5)

Reducing Fractions to Lowest Terms

Test Yourself!

Converting Improper Fractions to Mixed Fractions and Vice Versa Changing an improper fraction to a mixed fraction

Changing a mixed fraction to an improper fraction

Test Yourself!

Adding /Subtracting Fractions

Addition and subtraction with common denominators

Addition and subtraction with different denominators

Test Yourself!

Multiplying/Dividing Fractions

Multiplication of fractions

Division of fractions

Test Yourself!

(Lessons 6-9)

Converting Percents to Fractions and Decimals

Test Yourself!

Converting Decimals to Fractions and Percents

Test Yourself!

Converting Fractions to Decimals and Percents

Test Yourself!

Percent Increase and Decrease

Percent increase

Percent decrease

Test Yourself!

Comparing Sizes of Numbers in Decimal/Fraction Form

Comparing sets of decimals

Comparing sets of fractions

Test Yourself!

(Lessons 10-14)

Exponents

Test Yourself!

Scientific Notation

Changing numbers to scientific notation

Changing scientific notation to an integer or decimal

Test Yourself!

Order of Operations

Examples with no parentheses

Examples with operations in parentheses

Test Yourself!

(Lessons 15-17)

Divisibility Rules for Integers

Rules for 1 to 4

Rules for 5 to 8 /

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Excerpts

About This Book This book will help high school math students at all learning levels understand basic mathematics. Students will develop the skills, confidence, and knowledge they need to succeed on high school math exams with emphasis on passing high school graduation exams. More than 20 easy-to-follow lessons break down the material into the basics. In-depth, step-by-step examples and solutions reinforce student learning, while the "Math Flash" feature provides useful tips and strategies, including advice on common mistakes to avoid. Students can take drills and quizzes to test themselves on the subject matter, then review any areas in which they need improvement or additional reinforcement. The book concludes with a final exam, designed to comprehensively test what students have learned. The Ready, Set, Go! Numbers & Operations Workbook will help students master the basics of mathematicsand help them face their next math testwith confidence!