Basic Maths Practice Problems For Dummies Book

Introduction 1

Part I: The Building Blocks of Maths 7

Chapter 1: Getting Started 9

Chapter 2: Introducing the Basics: Addition and Subtraction 17

Chapter 3: Equal Piles: Multiplying and Dividing 35

Chapter 4: Are We Nearly There Yet? Estimating and Rounding 53

Part II: Working with Parts of the Whole 67

Chapter 5: Facing Fractions without Fear 69

Chapter 6: What’s the Point? Dealing with Decimals 91

Chapter 7: It’s All Relative: Tackling Ratio and Proportion 107

Chapter 8: Working Out Perfect Percentages, 100% of the Time 127

Part III: Real-life Maths 147

Chapter 9: Clocking Time 149

Chapter 10: Counting the Cash: Dealing with Money 171

Chapter 11: Working with Weights 189

Chapter 12: Feeling the Heat: Getting to Grips with Temperature 203

Chapter 13: Sizing Up Shapes 219

Chapter 14: Sharpening Your Knowledge of Shapes 241

Part IV: Speaking Statistically 259

Chapter 15: Mining Data (No Hard Hat Required) 261

Chapter 16: Grappling with Graphs 289

Chapter 17: Average Joe: Sussing Out Statistics 299

Chapter 18: What Are the Chances? Playing with Probability 313

Part V: The Part of Tens 325

Chapter 19: Ten (Or So) Ways to Check Your Work 327

Chapter 20: Ten Tips for Remembering Your Number Facts 333

Chapter 21: Ten Top Tips for Getting Things Right 341

Index 347