Barry Schoenborn, a longtime math, science, and technical writer, is the coauthor of Technical Math For Dummies, Medical Dosage Calculations For Dummies, and Physician Assistant Exam For Dummies.

• Introduction 1Part I: Boning Up on Math Basics 7Chapter 1: Awesome Operations: Math Fundamentals 9Chapter 2: High School Reunion: Revisiting Key Principles of Algebra and Geometry 27Chapter 3: Becoming a Believer: Conversion, Statistics, Probability and More 47Chapter 4: The Miracle of Mental Math 59Part II: Math for Everyday Activities 71Chapter 5: Let’s Make a Deal! Math You Use When Shopping 73Chapter 6: Mmm, Mmm, Good: Kitchen Calculations 97Chapter 7: It Does a Body Good: Math for Health and Well-Being 109Chapter 8: Putting Geometry to Work at Home 129Chapter 9: Math and Statistics around Town and on the Road 141Part III: Math to Manage Your Personal Finances 161Chapter 10: Budgets, Bank Accounts, Credit Cards, and More 163Chapter 11: Key Principles of Investment Math 183Chapter 12: Covering Your Assets: Insurance Math 203Chapter 13: Taking Math to Work 215Chapter 14: How Taxing! (Almost) Understanding the Government 229Part IV: The Part of Tens 241Chapter 15: Ten Quick Calculations You Can Do in Your Head 243Chapter 16: Ten Activities That Build Math Skills 249Index 255

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Barry Schoenborn, a longtime math, science, and technical writer, is the coauthor of Technical Math For Dummies, Medical Dosage Calculations For Dummies, and Physician Assistant Exam For Dummies.

• Introduction 1Part I: Boning Up on Math Basics 7Chapter 1: Awesome Operations: Math Fundamentals 9Chapter 2: High School Reunion: Revisiting Key Principles of Algebra and Geometry 27Chapter 3: Becoming a Believer: Conversion, Statistics, Probability and More 47Chapter 4: The Miracle of Mental Math 59Part II: Math for Everyday Activities 71Chapter 5: Let’s Make a Deal! Math You Use When Shopping 73Chapter 6: Mmm, Mmm, Good: Kitchen Calculations 97Chapter 7: It Does a Body Good: Math for Health and Well-Being 109Chapter 8: Putting Geometry to Work at Home 129Chapter 9: Math and Statistics around Town and on the Road 141Part III: Math to Manage Your Personal Finances 161Chapter 10: Budgets, Bank Accounts, Credit Cards, and More 163Chapter 11: Key Principles of Investment Math 183Chapter 12: Covering Your Assets: Insurance Math 203Chapter 13: Taking Math to Work 215Chapter 14: How Taxing! (Almost) Understanding the Government 229Part IV: The Part of Tens 241Chapter 15: Ten Quick Calculations You Can Do in Your Head 243Chapter 16: Ten Activities That Build Math Skills 249Index 255

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Barry Schoenborn, a longtime math, science, and technical writer, is the coauthor of Technical Math For Dummies, Medical Dosage Calculations For Dummies, and Physician Assistant Exam For Dummies.

• Introduction 1Part I: Boning Up on Math Basics 7Chapter 1: Awesome Operations: Math Fundamentals 9Chapter 2: High School Reunion: Revisiting Key Principles of Algebra and Geometry 27Chapter 3: Becoming a Believer: Conversion, Statistics, Probability and More 47Chapter 4: The Miracle of Mental Math 59Part II: Math for Everyday Activities 71Chapter 5: Let’s Make a Deal! Math You Use When Shopping 73Chapter 6: Mmm, Mmm, Good: Kitchen Calculations 97Chapter 7: It Does a Body Good: Math for Health and Well-Being 109Chapter 8: Putting Geometry to Work at Home 129Chapter 9: Math and Statistics around Town and on the Road 141Part III: Math to Manage Your Personal Finances 161Chapter 10: Budgets, Bank Accounts, Credit Cards, and More 163Chapter 11: Key Principles of Investment Math 183Chapter 12: Covering Your Assets: Insurance Math 203Chapter 13: Taking Math to Work 215Chapter 14: How Taxing! (Almost) Understanding the Government 229Part IV: The Part of Tens 241Chapter 15: Ten Quick Calculations You Can Do in Your Head 243Chapter 16: Ten Activities That Build Math Skills 249Index 255

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