Student Solutions Manual for Prealgebra

by Miller, Julie; O'Neill, Molly; Hyde, Nancy

• ISBN13: 9780077238995
• ISBN10: 0077238990
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-01-18
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math

Summary

The Student's Solutions Manual provides comprehensive, worked-out solutions to the odd-numbered exercises in the Practice Exercise sets; the Problem Recognition Exercises, the end-of-chapter Review Exercises, Answers to the odd-and even-numbered entries to the Chapter Opener Puzzles are also provided.

Table of Contents

Whole Numbers

Study Tips

Group Activity - Becoming a Successful Student

Introduction to Whole Numbers

Addition and Subtraction of Whole Numbers and Perimeter

Rounding and Estimating

Multiplication of Whole Numbers and Area

Division of Whole Numbers

Problem Recognition Exercises - Operations on Whole Numbers

Exponents, Variables, and the Order of Operations

Mixed Applications and Computing Mean

Integers and Algebraic Expressions

Integers, Absolute Value, and Opposite

Addition of Integers

Subtraction of Integers

Multiplication and Division of Integers

Problem Recognition Exercises - Operations on Integers

Order of Operations and Algebraic Expressions

Group Activity - Checking Weather Conditions

Solving Equations

Simplifying Expressions and Combining Like Terms

Addition and Subtraction Properties of Equality

Multiplication and Division Properties of Equality

Solving Equations with Multiple Steps

Problem Recognition Exercises - Simplifying Expressions and Solving Equations

Applications and Problem Solving

Group Activity - Constructing Linear Equations

Fractions and Mixed Numbers

Introduction to Fractions and Mixed Numbers

Simplifying Fractions

Multiplication and Division of Fractions

Least Common Multiple and Equivalent Fractions

Addition and Subtraction of Fractions

Estimation and Operations on Mixed Numbers

Problem Recognition Exercises - Operations on Fractions and Mixed Numbers

Order of Operations and Complex Fractions

Solving Equations Containing Fractions

Problem Recognition Exercises - Comparing Equations and Expressions

Group Activity - Card Games with Fractions

Decimals

Decimal Notation and Rounding

Addition and Subtraction of Decimals

Multiplication of Decimals and Applications with Circles

Division of Decimals

Problem Recognition Exercises - Operations on Decimals

Fractions, Decimals, and the Order of Operations

Solving Equations Containing Decimals

Mean, Median, and Mode

Group Activity - Purchasing from a Catalog

Ratio and Proportion

Ratios

Rates

Problem Recognition Exercises: Operations on Fractions Versus Solving Proportions

Proportions

Applications of Proportions and Similar Figures

Group Activity - Investigating Probability

Percents

Percents, Fractions, and Decimals

Percent Proportions and Applications

Percent Equations and Applications

Problem Recognition Exercises - Percents

Applications of Sales Tax, Commission, Discount, Markup, and Percent Increase and Decrease

Simple and Compound Interest

Group Activity - Tracking Stocks

Measurement and Geometry

U.S. Customary Units of Measurement

Metric Units of Measurement

Converting Between U.S. Customary and Metric Units

Problem Recognition Exercises - U.S. Customary and Metric Conversions

Medical Applications Involving Measurement

Lines and Angles

Triangles and the Pythagorean Theorem

Perimeter, Circumference, and Area

Problem Recognition Exercises - Area, Perimeter, and Circumference

Volume and Surface Area

Group Activity - Remodeling the Classroom

Graphs and Statistics

Rectangular Coordinate System

Graphing Two Variable Equations

Tables, Bar Graphs, Pictographs, and Line Graphs

Frequency Distributions and Histograms

Circle Graphs

Introduction to Probability

Group Activity - Creating a Statistical Report

Exponents and Polynomials

Addition and Subtraction of Polynomials

Multiplication Properties of Exponents

Multiplication of Polynomials

Problem Recognition Exercises - Operations on Polynomials and Exponential Expressions

Introduction to Factoring

Negative Exponents and the Quotient Rule for Exponents

Scientific Notation

Group Activity - Evaluating and Interpreting a Polynomial Model

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