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Table of Contents:
- Index of Applications
- Preface
- Whole Numbers
- 1.1 Standard Notation
- 1.2 Addition
- 1.3 Subtraction
- 1.4 Multiplication
- 1.5 Division
- 1.6 Rounding and Estimating; Order
- 1.7 Solving Equations
- 1.8 Applications and Problem Solving
- 1.9 Exponential Notation and Order of Operations
- Summary and Review
- Test
- Fraction Notation: Multiplication and Division
- 2.1 Factorizations
- 2.2 Divisibility
- 2.3 Fractions and Fraction Notation
- 2.4 Multiplication and Applications
- 2.5 Simplifying
- 2.6 Multiplying, Simplifying, and Applications
- 2.7 Division and Applications
- Translating for Success
- Summary and Review
- Test
- Fraction Notation and Mixed Numerals
- 3.1 Least Common Multiples
- 3.2 Addition and Applications
- 3.3 Subtraction, Order, and Applications
- 3.4 Mixed Numerals
- 3.5 Addition and Subtraction Using Mixed Numerals; Applications
- 3.6 Multiplication and Division Using Mixed Numerals; Applications
- 3.7 Order of Operations, Complex Fractions, and Estimation
- Summary and Review
- Test
- Cumulative Review
- Decimal Notation
- 4.1 Decimal Notation, Order, and Rounding
- 4.2 Addition and Subtraction
- 4.3 Multiplication
- 4.4 Division
- 4.5 Converting from Fraction Notation to Decimal Notation
- 4.6 Estimating
- 4.7 Applications and Problem Solving
- Translating for Success
- Summary and Review
- Test
- Cumulative Review
- Ratio and Proportion
- 5.1 Introduction to Ratios
- 5.2 Rates and Unit Prices
- 5.3 Proportions
- 5.4 Applications of Proportions
- 5.5 Geometric Applications
- Summary and Review
- Test
- Cumulative Review
- Percent Notation
- 6.1 Percent Notation
- 6.2 Percent Notation and Fraction Notation
- 6.3 Solving Percent Problems Using Percent Equations
- 6.4 Solving Percent Problems Using Proportions
- 6.5 Applications of Percent
- 6.6 Sales Tax, Commission, and Discount
- 6.7 Simple Interest and Compound Interest; Credit Cards
- Summary and Review
- Test
- Cumulative Review
- Data, Graphs, and Statistics
- 7.1 Interpreting Data from Tables and Graphs
- 7.2 Interpreting and Drawing Bar Graphs and Line Graphs
- 7.3 Descriptive Statistics
- 7.4 Frequency Distributions and Histograms
- 7.5 Probability
- Translating for Success
- Summary and Review
- Test
- Cumulative Review
- Measurement
- 8.1 Linear Measures: American Units
- 8.2 Linear Measures: The Metric System
- 8.3 Converting Between American Units and Metric Units
- 8.4 Weight and Mass; Medical Applications
- 8.5 Capacity: Medical Applications
- 8.6 Time and Temperature
- 8.7 Converting Units of Area
- Translating for Success
- Summary and Review
- Test
- Cumulative Review
- Geometry
- 9.1 Perimeter
- 9.2 Area
- 9.3 Circles
- 9.4 Volume
- 9.5 Angles and Triangles
- 9.6 Square Roots and the Pythagorean Theorem
- Translating for Success
- Summary and Review
- Test
- Cumulative Review
- Real Numbers
- 10.1 The Real Numbers
- 10.2 Addition of Real Numbers
- 10.3 Subtraction of Real Numbers
- 10.4 Multiplication of Real Numbers
- 10.5 Division of Real Numbers and Order of Operations
- Translating for Success
- Summary and Review
- Test
- Cumulative Review
- Algebra: Solving Equations and Problems
- 11.1 Introduction to Algebra
- 11.2 Solving Equations: The Addition Principle
- 11.3 Solving Equations: The Multiplication Principle
- 11.4 Using the Principles Together
- 11.5 Clearing Fractions and Decimals
- 11.6 Applications and Problem Solving
- Translating for Success
- Summary and Review
- Test
- Cumulative Review
- Answers
- Glossary
- Photo Credits
- Index