Pre-GED Mathematics and Problem-Solving Skills, Vol. 2 Book

	To the Student	1
1	Word-Problem Skills	2
	Understanding the Question	4
	Finding Necessary Information	6
	Choosing an Arithmetic Operation	8
	Checking Your Answer	14
	Solving One-Step Word Problems	16
	Solving Multi-Step Word Problems	19
	Becoming Familiar with Arithmetic Expressions	22
	Overview of Computation Skills: Decimals, Fractions, and Percents	26
	Overview of Computation Skills Evaluation Chart	29
2	Becoming Familiar with Numbers Smaller than 1	30
3	Decimal Skills
	Introducing Mixed Decimals	34
	Reading Decimals	36
	Writing Zero as a Place Holder	37
	Writing Decimals	38
	Comparing Decimal Fractions	39
	Rounding Decimal Fractions	40
	Adding Decimals	42
	Zeros as Place Holders	43
	Subtracting Decimals	44
	Solving Addition and Subtraction Word Problems	46
	Multiplying Decimal Numbers	48
	Multiplying by 10, 100, or 1,000	51
	Dividing a Decimal by a Whole Number	52
	Dividing a Decimal by a Decimal	55
	Dividing by 10, 100, or 1,000	57
	Solving Multiplication and Division Word Problems	58
	Solving Multi-Step Word Problems	60
	Decimal Skills Review	64
4	Common Fraction Skills	66
	Simplifying Fractions	68
	Raising Fractions to Higher Terms	70
	Comparing Common Fractions	71
	Finding What Fraction a Part Is of a Whole	72
	Adding Like Fractions	73
	Subtracting Like Fractions	76
	Subtracting Fractions from Whole Numbers	78
	Subtracting Mixed Numbers by Borrowing	79
	Solving Addition and Subtraction Word Problems	80
	Adding and Subtracting Unlike Fractions	82
	Choosing a Common Denominator	84
	Adding and Subtracting Mixed Numbers	86
	Using Substitution to Help Solve Word Problems	88
	Solving Addition and Subtraction Word Problems	90
	Multiplying Fractions	92
	Dividing Fractions	96
	Solving Multiplication and Division Word Problems	100
	Working with Decimals and Fractions at the Same Time	104
	Comparing Common Fractions with Decimal Fractions	106
	Comparison Word Problems	107
	Solving Decimal and Fraction Word Problems	108
	Solving Multi-Step Word Problems	109
	Fraction Skills Review	112
5	Percent Skills	114
	Percents, Decimals, and Fractions	116
	Commonly Used Percents, Decimals, and Fractions	122
	Word Problems: Percents, Decimals, and Fractions	123
	Using Percents: The Percent Circle	124
	Finding Part of a Whole	126
	Word Problems: Finding Part of a Whole	128
	Word Problems: Increasing or Decreasing a Whole	129
	Word Problems: Mixed Practice	131
	Finding What Percent a Part Is of a Whole	132
	Word Problems: Finding What Percent a Part Is of a Whole	133
	Word Problems: Finding Percent Increase or Decrease	134
	Finding the Whole When a Part Is Given	136
	Word Problems: Finding a Whole When a Part Is Given	137
	Percent Word Problems: Mixed Practice	139
	Percent Skills Review	141
6	Special Topics in Math
Topic 1	Using Approximation in Problem Solving	142
	Using Approximation in Word Problems	145
	Learning That Approximation Doesn't Always Help	148
Topic 2	Measurement
	Measuring with an English Ruler	149
	Measuring with a Metric Ruler	151
Topic 3	Understanding Simple Interest	153
	Interest for Part of a Year	156
	Simple Interest Problems: Mixed Practice	158
Topic 4	Introduction to Data Analysis	159
	Displaying Numerical Data	162
Topic 5	Introduction to Probability	172
	Pre-GED Math Book 2 Posttest	178
	Posttest Evaluation Chart	183
	Answer Key	184