Don't Just Learn Decimals and Percents ...Master Them!Brimming with fun and educational games and activities, the Magical Math series provides everything you need to know to become a master of mathematics! In each of these books, Lynette Long uses her unique style to help you truly understand mathematical concepts as you play with everyday objects such as playing cards, dice, coins, and paper and pencil.In Delightful Decimals and Perfect Percents, you'll learn how to read and write decimals, how to change decimals into fractions and percents, and much more. While you play exciting games like the fast-paced Dynamite Decimal Reduction and Here's a Tip, you'll also learn to estimate percentages in your head and even figure out what tip to leave at a restaurant. And with great games like Zeros Exchange, Multiplication War, and Math Review, you'll practice adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing both decimals and percents-- and have fun while you're doing it!So why wait? Jump right in and find out how easy it is to become a mathematics master!
Author(s): Lynette Long
Edition: 1
Publisher: Wiley
Year: 2002
Language: English
Pages: 130
DELIGHTFUL DECIMALS AND PERFECT PERCENTS......Page 4
Contents......Page 8
I. The Magic of Decimals and Percents......Page 10
II. The Facts on Decimals......Page 12
1 Scavenger Hunt......Page 14
2 Name That Place!......Page 17
3 Decimals on the Line......Page 20
4 Roving Decimal Points......Page 22
5 Decimal Dot-to-Dot......Page 25
6 Dynamite Decimal Reduction......Page 27
7 Batting It In......Page 30
8 Slap Match......Page 33
9 Decimals Forever......Page 35
III. Adding and Subtracting Decimals......Page 38
10 Dozens of Dollars......Page 40
11 Dazzling Decimal Addition......Page 43
12 Count Down......Page 45
13 Overnight Delivery......Page 47
14 Shopping Spree......Page 48
15 Zeros Exchange......Page 50
IV. Multiplying and Dividing Decimals......Page 52
16 Multiplication War......Page 54
17 Inflation......Page 56
18 Currency Exchange......Page 59
19 Crack the Code......Page 61
20 15-Second Division......Page 64
21 Buckets of Change......Page 67
22 Watch the Trends......Page 69
V. The Facts on Percents......Page 72
23 Percent Grids......Page 74
24 Guessing Game......Page 76
25 Scramble......Page 79
26 Conversion Wheel......Page 81
27 Colored Candy Magic......Page 84
28 Juice Labels......Page 88
29 Money Sleuth......Page 91
VI. Percents in Everyday Life......Page 94
30 From State to State......Page 96
31 Here’s a Tip......Page 98
32 Interested in Money?......Page 101
33 Better Deal......Page 104
34 Health Watch......Page 106
35 Game of Chance......Page 108
36 Commercial Time......Page 112
VII. Wrap It Up!......Page 114
37 Math Review Game......Page 116
38 Problem Generator......Page 119
39 Number Cross Puzzle......Page 121
40 Math Libs......Page 124
Decimals and Percents Master Certificate......Page 126
Index......Page 128
