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Everyday Math for Dummies
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by Charles Seiter
Sales Rank: 53421
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List Price: $16.99
$11.55
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on 10-14-2008
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Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition April 13, 1995
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1568842481
ISBN-13: 978-1568842486
Product Dimensions:
9.1 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
Product Description
After you graduated from high school, college, or even graduate school you might have vowed never to deal with math again, right? But everyday, you’re faced with some form of math, from balancing your checkbook to tipping your server at a restaurant. Well, there’s no reason to be intimidated when it comes to math, and this book will show you why.
Everyday Math for Dummies is intended to be a quick, enjoyable adult-oriented course in the aspects of math you need all the time. Whether you’re looking for a refresher on math skills you might have forgotten or want to obtain math skills you never fully understood, Everyday Math For Dummies can help you discover the answers to all kinds of problems.
Everyday Math For Dummies helps build your skills so that you can better deal with all sorts of stressful math situations, from refinancing your house to evaluating business news and understanding sports statistics. There’s even a fun chapter on puzzles! With this book as your guide, you’ll be able to: - Finally make sense of your checkbook
- Master the simplest tipping rules in the world
- Calculate compound interest like an investment pro
- Understand the math of refinancing and debt management
- Decipher the fine print in a credit card agreement
- Figure percentages easily with a calculator, on paper, or in your head
- Get a handle on all that stuff from high school—algebra, geometry, and trig
Everyday Math For Dummies can help you take charge of your life. Complete with a tear-out cheat sheet for you to keep handy for when the kids need help with their homework or you need help completing your tax return, this book makes math easy.
Back Cover Copy
Get tips and tricks to make math less painful
Get a handle on numbers at home, at work, and at play
After you got out of school, you vowed never to deal with math again, right? But now every day seems to bring more math torture, whether its balancing your checkbook or calculating a restaurant tip. Relax! This friendly guide shows you how to tackle everyday math challenges with confidence, from refinancing your house to understanding odds at a casino.
The Dummies Way - Explanations in plain English
- "Get in, get out" information
- Icons and other navigational aids
- Tear-out cheat sheet
- Top ten lists
- A dash of humor and fun
Discover how to - Make sense of your checkbook
- Figure out how much to tip
- Evaluate interest rates and investments
- Decipher percentages, statistics, and odds
- Use algebra, trig, and geometry in the real world
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