Basic Math & Pre-Algebra For Dummies

Mark Zegarelli is a math teacher and tutor with degrees in Mathematics and English from Rutgers University. He is the author of a wide variety of math and puzzle books, including Basic Math & Pre-Algebra Workbook For Dummies, ACT Math For Dummies, and Logic For Dummies.

• Introduction 1Part 1: Getting Started with Basic Math and Pre-Algebra 5Chapter 1: Playing the Numbers Game 7Chapter 2: It’s All in the Fingers: Numbers and Digits 23Chapter 3: The Big Four Math Operations 31Part 2: Getting a Handle on Whole Numbers 47Chapter 4: Putting the Big Four Operations to Work 49Chapter 5: PEMDAS: The Order of Operations 65Chapter 6: Say What? Turning Words into Numbers 77Chapter 7: Divisibility 87Chapter 8: Fabulous Factors and Marvelous Multiples 95Part 3: Parts of the Whole: Fractions, Decimals, and Percents 109Chapter 9: Fooling with Fractions 111Chapter 10: Fractions and the Big Four Operations 127Chapter 11: Dallying with Decimals 153Chapter 12: Playing with Percents 177Chapter 13: Word Problems with Fractions, Decimals, and Percents 189Part 4: Picturing and Measuring: Graphs, Measures, Stats, and Sets 201Chapter 14: A Perfect Ten: Condensing Numbers with Scientific Notation 203Chapter 15: How Much Have You Got? Weights and Measures 211Chapter 16: Picture This: Basic Geometry 223Chapter 17: Seeing Is Believing: Graphing as a Visual Tool 245Chapter 18: Solving Geometry and Measurement Word Problems 253Chapter 19: Figuring Your Chances: Statistics and Probability 265Chapter 20: Setting Things Up with Basic Set Theory 277Part 5: The X-Files: Introduction to Algebra 285Chapter 21: Enter Mr X: Algebra and Algebraic Expressions 287Chapter 22: Unmasking Mr X: Algebraic Equations 303Chapter 23: Putting Mr X to Work: Algebra Word Problems 313Part 6: The Part of Tens 323Chapter 24: Ten Little Math Demons That Trip Students Up 325Chapter 25: Ten Important Number Sets to Know 331Index 339

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