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The easy way to brush up on the math skills you need in real life Not everyone retains the math they learned in school. Like any skill, your ability to speak "math" can deteriorate if left unused.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Part I: Boning Up on Math Basics 7

Chapter 1: Awesome Operations: Math Fundamentals 9

Chapter 2: High School Reunion: Revisiting Key Principles of Algebra and Geometry 27

Chapter 3: Becoming a Believer: Conversion, Statistics, Probability and More 47

Chapter 4: The Miracle of Mental Math 59

Part II: Math for Everyday Activities 71

Chapter 5: Let’s Make a Deal! Math You Use When Shopping 73

Chapter 6: Mmm, Mmm, Good: Kitchen Calculations 97

Chapter 7: It Does a Body Good: Math for Health and Well-Being 109

Chapter 8: Putting Geometry to Work at Home 129

Chapter 9: Math and Statistics around Town and on the Road 141

Part III: Math to Manage Your Personal Finances 161

Chapter 10: Budgets, Bank Accounts, Credit Cards, and More 163

Chapter 11: Key Principles of Investment Math 183

Chapter 12: Covering Your Assets: Insurance Math 203

Chapter 13: Taking Math to Work 215

Chapter 14: How Taxing! (Almost) Understanding the Government 229

Part IV: The Part of Tens 241

Chapter 15: Ten Quick Calculations You Can Do in Your Head 243

Chapter 16: Ten Activities That Build Math Skills 249

Index 255

Math For Real Life For Dummies

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      Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Published 5 March 2013
      ISBN-13 9781118453308
      978-1118453308
      ISBN-10 1118453301
      Also in:
      Mathematics

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The easy way to brush up on the math skills you need in real life Not everyone retains the math they learned in school. Like any skill, your ability to speak "math" can deteriorate if left unused.

      Table of Contents

      Introduction 1

      Part I: Boning Up on Math Basics 7

      Chapter 1: Awesome Operations: Math Fundamentals 9

      Chapter 2: High School Reunion: Revisiting Key Principles of Algebra and Geometry 27

      Chapter 3: Becoming a Believer: Conversion, Statistics, Probability and More 47

      Chapter 4: The Miracle of Mental Math 59

      Part II: Math for Everyday Activities 71

      Chapter 5: Let’s Make a Deal! Math You Use When Shopping 73

      Chapter 6: Mmm, Mmm, Good: Kitchen Calculations 97

      Chapter 7: It Does a Body Good: Math for Health and Well-Being 109

      Chapter 8: Putting Geometry to Work at Home 129

      Chapter 9: Math and Statistics around Town and on the Road 141

      Part III: Math to Manage Your Personal Finances 161

      Chapter 10: Budgets, Bank Accounts, Credit Cards, and More 163

      Chapter 11: Key Principles of Investment Math 183

      Chapter 12: Covering Your Assets: Insurance Math 203

      Chapter 13: Taking Math to Work 215

      Chapter 14: How Taxing! (Almost) Understanding the Government 229

      Part IV: The Part of Tens 241

      Chapter 15: Ten Quick Calculations You Can Do in Your Head 243

      Chapter 16: Ten Activities That Build Math Skills 249

      Index 255

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