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Business Math, Brief w/CD and Study Guide and Tutor Center Access Card Pkg

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ISBN-10: 0131606743

ISBN-13: 9780131606746

Edition: 7th 2005 (Revised)

Authors: Cheryl Cleaves, Margie Hobbs

List price: $108.20
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This book reflects more than 25 years of author involvement with business math education and the business community. The focus of this edition is on linking mathematics with real business practices in real businesses—giving readers a better appreciation for and understanding of the concepts that are vital in the business world.The book is filled with chapter-opening scenarios, chapter-ending case studies, cases, boxed features, and exercise sets. It is organized in workbook format and opens with chapters on basic math. Coverage includes banking, business statistics, trade and cash discounts, markups and markdowns, payroll, consumer credit, mortgages, insurance, taxes, and stocks and…    
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Book details

List price: $108.20
Edition: 7th
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Pearson Education
Binding: Mixed Media
Size: 8.75" wide x 11.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 3.938
Language: English

Whole Numbers
Place Value and Our Number System
Read whole numbers
Write whole numbers
Round whole numbers
Operations with Whole Numbers-Five-Step Problem-Solving Strategy introduced with addition and continued throughout text
Add whole numbers
Subtract whole numbers
Multiply whole numbers
Divide whole numbers
Fractions
Fractions
Identify types of fractions
Convert an improper fraction to a whole or mixed number
Convert a whole or mixed number to an improper fraction
Reduce a fraction to lowest terms
Raise a fraction to higher terms
Adding and Subtracting Fractions
Add fractions with like (common) denominators
Find the least common denominator for two or more fractions
Add fractions and mixed numbers
Subtract fractions and mixed numbers
Multiplying and Dividing Fractions
Multiply fractions and mixed numbers
Divide fractions and mixed numbers
Decimals
Decimals and the Place-Value System
Read and write decimals
Round decimals
Operations with Decimals
Add and subtract decimals
Multiply decimals
Divide decimals
Decimal and Fraction Conversions
Convert a decimal to a fraction
Convert a fraction to a decimal
Banking
Checking Account Forms
Make account transactions
Record account transactions
Bank Statements
Reconcile a bank statement with an account register
Equations
Equations
Solve equations using multiplication or division
Solve equations using addition or subtraction
Solve equations using more than one operation
Solve equations containing multiple unknown terms
Solve equations containing parentheses
Solve equations that are proportions
Using Equations to Solve Problems
Use the problem-solving approach to analyze and solve word problems
Percents
Percent Equivalents
Write a whole number, fraction, or decimal as a percent
Write a percent as a whole number, fraction, or decimal
Solving Percentage Problems
Identify the rate, base, and portion in percent problems
Use the percentage formula to find the unknown value when two values are known
Increases and Decreases
Find the amount of increase or decrease in percent problems
Find the new amount directly in percent problems
Find the rate or the base in increase or decrease problems
Business Statistics
Measures of Central Tendency