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Math Word Problems For Dummies......Page 5
About the Author......Page 7
Dedication......Page 9
Author’s Acknowledgments......Page 11
Contents at a Glance......Page 13
Table of Contents......Page 15
About This Book......Page 23
Foolish Assumptions......Page 24
How This Book Is Organized......Page 25
Where to Go from Here......Page 27
Part I: Lining Up the Basic Strategies......Page 29
Latching onto the Lingo......Page 31
Interpreting the Operations......Page 36
Drawing a Picture......Page 38
Constructing a Table or Chart......Page 40
Singling Out the Question......Page 43
Organizing the Facts, Ma’am, Just the Facts......Page 45
Estimating an Answer to Check for Sense......Page 48
Choosing the Best Measure......Page 51
Converting from One Measure to Another......Page 53
Keeping It All in English Units......Page 56
Mixing It Up with Measures......Page 60
Laying Out the Steps to a Solution......Page 63
Solving the Problem......Page 69
Part II: Taking Charge of the Math......Page 73
Does It All Add Up?......Page 75
What’s the Difference — When You Subtract?......Page 77
How Many Times Do I Have to Tell You?......Page 79
Dividing and Conquering......Page 83
Mixing Up the Operations......Page 86
Relating Fractions, Decimals, and Percents......Page 91
Tackling Basic Percentage Problems......Page 95
Looking At Percent Increase and Percent Decrease......Page 97
Tipping the Waitress without Tipping Your Hand......Page 102
KISS: Keeping It Simple, Silly — with Simple Interest......Page 105
Working with the Math of Proportions......Page 109
Dividing Things Up Equitably......Page 112
Comparing Apples and Oranges......Page 116
Computing Medicinal Doses Using Proportions......Page 120
Defining and Computing Probability......Page 123
Predicting the Outcomes......Page 131
Figuring Out the Odds......Page 135
Determining the Total Count......Page 139
Working Out the Denominations of Coins......Page 142
Figuring Coins from around the World......Page 146
Solving for the Formula Amount......Page 149
Delving into a Formula and Its Input......Page 154
Going the Distance with Formulas......Page 158
Testing the Temperature of Your Surroundings......Page 164
Part III: Tackling Word Problems from Algebra......Page 167
Writing Equations Using Number Manipulations......Page 169
Comparing Two Numbers in a Problem......Page 172
Squaring Off Using Quadratic Equations......Page 176
Adding Up Sets of Consecutives......Page 181
Looking At Consecutive Multiples......Page 184
Finding Sums of Sequences of Integers......Page 188
Applying Consecutive Integers......Page 191
Chapter 13: Writing Equations Using Algebraic Language......Page 195
Assigning the Variable......Page 196
Writing Operations and Using Sentence Structure......Page 199
Solving for Answers from Algebraic Solutions......Page 203
Standardizing Quality Times Quantity......Page 209
Mixing It Up with Mixtures......Page 210
Counting on the Money......Page 214
Being Interested in Earning Interest......Page 220
Doing Age Comparisons......Page 223
Going Back and Forth into the Future and the Past......Page 226
Facing Some Challenges of Age......Page 230
Summing Up the Distances......Page 235
Equating the Distances Traveled......Page 239
Working It Out with Work Problems......Page 245
Incoming and Outgoing......Page 248
Writing Two Equations and Substituting......Page 251
Breaking Even and Making a Profit......Page 256
Mixing It Up with Mixture Problems......Page 259
Making Several Comparisons with More Than Two Equations......Page 261
Solving Systems of Quadratic Equations......Page 265
Part IV: Taking the Shape of Geometric Word Problems......Page 271
Chapter 18: Plying Pythagoras......Page 273
Finding the Height of an Object......Page 274
Determining Distances between Planes......Page 277
Figuring Out Where to Land the Boat......Page 278
Placing Things Fairly and Economically......Page 283
Watching the Tide Drift Away......Page 285
Keeping the Cows in the Pasture......Page 287
Getting the Most Out of Your Resources......Page 291
Putting in a Walk-Around......Page 294
Creating a Poster......Page 297
Shedding the Light on a Norman Window......Page 301
Fitting a Rectangular Peg into a Round Hole......Page 303
The Pictures Speak Volumes......Page 309
Folding Up the Sides for an Open Box......Page 316
Following Postal Regulations......Page 318
Making the Most of a 12-Ounce Can......Page 321
Piling It On with a Conical Sand Pile......Page 324
Part V: The Part of Tens......Page 327
Three Pirates on an Island......Page 329
Letter Arithmetic......Page 330
Pouring 4 Quarts......Page 331
Getting Her Exercise......Page 332
Weighing Nine Nuggets......Page 333
Where Did the Dollar Go?......Page 334
Transporting a Fox, a Goose, and Corn......Page 335
Pythagoras......Page 337
René Descartes......Page 338
Charles Dodgson ( Lewis Carroll)......Page 339
Sir Isaac Newton......Page 340
Marilyn vos Savant......Page 341
Martin Gardner......Page 342
Index......Page 345