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An easy, straightforward, and fun guide for learning fractions and its counterparts
Fractions For Dummies is the perfect strategy guide for both understanding and using one of math's most common (and most challenging) topic areas. You'll explore current solving strategies for fraction-related problems, and you'll also discover how to solve problems involving fractions' closely related cousins, decimals and percentages. Dive deep
...Learn how to calculate your chances with easy-to-understand explanations of probability
Probability—the likelihood or chance of an event occurring—is an important branch of mathematics used in business and economics, finance, engineering, physics, and beyond. We see probability at work every day in areas such as weather forecasting, investing, and sports betting. Packed with real-life examples and mathematical problems with thorough
...Don't be a square! Strengthen your geometrical skills
Lots of students need extra practice to master geometry. Thankfully, there's Geometry Workbook For Dummies. Packed with hundreds of practice problems and easy-to-understand concept explanations, this book takes a hands-on approach to showing you the geometric ropes. Inside, you'll find a helpful review of basic terms and concepts, so you can hit the ground running when you get
...Why do weather forecasters get it wrong? What are the best tactics for playing
"Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" and "The Weakest Link"? And what is the link
between a tin of baked beans and a men's urinal? These and many other
questions are answered in this book. It is for anyone wanting to remind
themselves – or discover for the first time – that maths is relevant to almost
everything we do. Dating, cooking,
With a foreword by Tim Rice, this book will change the way you see the world. Why is it better to buy a lottery ticket on a Friday? Why are showers always too hot or too cold? And what's the connection between a rugby player taking a conversion and a tourist trying to get the best photograph of Nelson's Column?
These and many other fascinating questions are answered in this entertaining and highly informative book, which is ideal for anyone
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