Author(s): Allan Bluman
Edition: 1
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
Year: 2004
Language: English
Pages: 317
Terms of Use......Page 5
Want to learn more?......Page 6
Contents......Page 9
Preface......Page 11
Lesson 1 Introduction to Solving Word Problems......Page 15
Lesson 2 Solving Word Problems Using Whole Numbers......Page 20
Refresher I Decimals......Page 25
Lesson 3 Solving Word Problems Using Decimals......Page 28
Refresher II Fractions......Page 32
Lesson 4 Solving Word Problems Using Fractions......Page 41
Quiz 1......Page 45
Refresher III Percents......Page 49
Lesson 5 Solving Word Problems Using Percents......Page 57
Lesson 6 Solving Word Problems Using Proportions......Page 65
Lesson 7 Solving Word Problems Using Formulas......Page 74
Quiz 2......Page 80
Refresher IV Equations......Page 83
Lesson 8 Algebraic Representation......Page 96
Lesson 9 Solving Number Problems......Page 102
Lesson 10 Solving Digit Problems......Page 112
Lesson 11 Solving Coin Problems......Page 122
Quiz 3......Page 132
Lesson 12 Solving Age Problems......Page 135
Lesson 13 Solving Distance Problems......Page 145
Lesson 14 Solving Mixture Problems......Page 161
Lesson 15 Solving Finance Problems......Page 174
Lesson 16 Solving Lever Problems......Page 186
Lesson 17 Solving Work Problems......Page 195
Quiz 4......Page 208
Refresher V Systems of Equations......Page 211
Lesson 18 Solving Word Problems Using Two Equations......Page 221
Refresher VI Quadratic Equations......Page 240
Lesson 19 Solving Word Problems Using Quadratic Equations......Page 246
Lesson 20 Solving Word Problems in Geometry......Page 254
Quiz 5......Page 266
Lesson 21 Solving Word Problems Using Other Strategies......Page 269
Lesson 22 Solving Word Problems in Probability......Page 281
Lesson 23 Solving Word Problems in Statistics......Page 290
Quiz 6......Page 297
Final Exam......Page 299
Answers to Quizzes and Final Exam......Page 307
Supplement: Suggestions for Success in Mathematics......Page 309
Index......Page 313
