Painless Math Word Problems

Name: Painless Math Word Problems
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ISBN: 9780764143359

ISBN-10: 0764143352

ISBN-13: 9780764143359

Edition: 2nd 2010 (Revised)

Authors: Marcie Abramson

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This revised title helps middle school and high school students see patterns in math word problems, and then make the correct computations to solve them. In the process, they work with decimals and fractions, compare rates, and work with proportions and percents. The author presents everyday real-world examples which use problem-solving strategies that align with those of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. The examples are presented in easy to understand language and formats that help guide students through problems in statistics, probability, and even a few fundamentals of algebra. Problems are presented in short-answer and open-response form to match those in many state…

Book details

List price: $14.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Kaplan Publishing
Publication date: 3/1/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.858



Introduction


Taking the Problem Out of Word Problems


Four Steps to Word Problem Success


Understand the Problem


Plan a Strategy by Choosing the Operation


Multi-Step Problems


Happy Whole Numbers


Whole Number Operations


Word Problems: Find the Information


Word Problems: Strategies for Solutions


Daffy Decimals and Fun Fractions


Decimal Operations


Using Facts in a Display


Fraction Operations


Rewarding Ratios and Rates, and Prize-Winning Proportions


Word Problems with Ratios


Word Problems with Rates


Word Problems with Proportions


Perky Percents


Word Problems with Percents


Percent Change: Increase or Decrease


Find the Whole or Part When the Percent Is Known


Percent, Fraction, and Decimal Equivalents


An Interest in Interest


Stupendous Statistics and Prime Probability


Word Problems with Statistics


The Three Fabulous Averages


The Range: A Measure of the Spread of the Data


What Are the Chances? Probability at a Glance


Jumping Geometry Jubilee


Jubilee of Geometry Vocabulary


Word Problems with Geometry


Word Problems with Measurements


Triangles and the Pythagorean Theorem


Enriching Equations and a Bit of Algebra


Solving Word Problems by Writing and Solving Linear Equations


The Balance Scale Model


Word Problems Solved by Solving Two Linear Equations


A Potpourri of Practice Problems


Interesting Internet Ideas


Index