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9780471384946

Quick Arithmetic : A Self-Teaching Guide

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  • ISBN13:

    9780471384946

  • ISBN10:

    0471384941

  • Edition: 3rd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2001-04-02
  • Publisher: Wiley

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Summary

Master math at your own pace!Does working with numbers often frustrate you? Do you need to brush up on your basic math skills? Do you feel math stands between you and your career goals, or a better grade at school?Quick Arithmetic, Third Edition is the quickest and easiest way to teach yourself the basic math skills you need to advance on the job or in school. Using cartoons and a clear writing style, this practical guide provides a fresh start for learning or reviewing how to work with whole numbers, fractions, decimals, and percentages. The book's proven self-teaching approach allows you to work at your own pace and learn only the material you need. Previews and objectives at the beginning of each section help you determine your particular needs, while self-tests, practice problems, and a final exam let you measure your progress and reinforce what you've learned.For anyone who has ever felt intimidated by a page of numbers, Quick Arithmetic, Third Edition has the answers!

Author Biography

ROBERT A. CARMAN, author of more than a dozen widely used math textbooks, was a professor at Santa Barbara Community College.

Table of Contents

Preface ix
How to Use This Book xi
Whole Numbers
1(82)
Preview 1
1(2)
Reading and Writing Numbers
3(5)
Adding Whole Numbers
8(13)
Subtracting Whole Numbers
21(11)
Multiplying Whole Numbers
32(14)
Dividing Whole Numbers
46(11)
Factors and Factoring
57(15)
Exponents and Square Roots
72(9)
Chapter 1 Self-Test
81(2)
Fractions
83(60)
Preview 2
83(2)
Renaming Fractions
85(13)
Multiplying Fractions
98(7)
Dividing Fractions
105(9)
Adding and Subtracting Fractions
114(15)
Solving Word Problems
129(12)
Chapter 2 Self-Test
141(2)
Decimals
143(46)
Preview 3
143(2)
Decimal Numbers
145(3)
Adding and Subtracting Decimal Numbers
148(8)
Multiplying and Dividing Decimal Numbers
156(17)
Decimal Fractions
173(13)
Chapter 3 Self-Test
186(3)
Percent
189(48)
Preview 4
189(2)
Numbers and Percent
191(11)
Percent Problems
202(17)
Applications of Percent
219(15)
Chapter 4 Self-Test
234(3)
Final Exam 237(4)
Appendix 241(30)
Answers: Boxes and Problem Sets
241(19)
Answers: Chapter Self-Tests
260(3)
Answers: Final Exam
263(8)
Index 271

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