Mark Zegarelli - Basic Math & Pre-Algebra All-in-One For Dummies (+ Chapter Quizzes Online)

9 Unit 5: Decimals and Percents Chapter 13: Getting to the Point with Decimals Understanding Basic Decimal Stuff Performing the Big Four Operations with Decimals Converting between Decimals and Fractions Simple Decimal-Fraction Conversions Practice Questions Answers and Explanations Whaddya Know? Chapter 13 Quiz Answers to Chapter 13 Quiz Chapter 14: Playing the Percentages Making Sense of Percentages Dealing with Percentages Greater than 100% Converting to and from Percentages, Decimals, and Fractions Converting Percentages to Decimals Changing Decimals to Percentages Switching from Percentages to Fractions Converting Fractions to Percentages Solving Percentage Problems Putting All the Percent Problems Together Solving Percent Problems with Equations Practice Questions Answers and Explanations Whaddya Know? Chapter 14 Quiz Answers to Chapter 14 Quiz Chapter 15: Word Problems with Fractions, Decimals, and Percentages Adding and Subtracting Parts of the Whole in Word Problems Problems about Multiplying Fractions Multiplying Decimals and Percentages in Word Problems Handling Percent Increases and Decreases in Word Problems Practice Questions Answers and Explanations Whaddya Know? Chapter 15 Quiz Answers to Chapter 15 Quiz

10 Unit 6: Reaching the Summit: Advanced Pre-Algebra Topics Chapter 16: Powers and Roots Memorizing Powers and Roots Changing the Base Exponents of 0 and Negative Numbers Fractional Exponents Practice Questions Answers and Explanations Whaddya Know? Chapter 16 Quiz Answers to Chapter 16 Quiz Chapter 17: A Perfect Ten: Condensing Numbers with Scientific Notation First Things First: Using Powers of Ten as Exponents Exponential Arithmetic: Multiplying and Dividing Powers of Ten Working with Scientific Notation Dividing with Scientific Notation Practice Questions Answers and Explanations Whaddya Know? Chapter 17 Quiz Answers to Chapter 17 Quiz Chapter 18: How Much Have You Got? Weights and Measures Understanding Units Examining Differences between the English and Metric Systems Estimating and Converting between the English and Metric Systems Converting between English and Metric Units Practice Questions Answers and Explanations Whaddya Know? Chapter 18 Quiz Answers to Chapter 18 Quiz Chapter 19: Getting the Picture with Geometry Getting on the Plane: Points, Lines, Angles, and Shapes Getting in Shape: Polygon (and Non-Polygon) Basics Closed Encounters: Shaping Up Your Understanding of 2-D Shapes Squaring Off with Quadrilaterals Making a Triple Play with Triangles Getting Around with Circle Measurements Taking a Trip to Another Dimension: Solid Geometry Building Solid Measurement Skills Solving Geometry Word Problems Practice Questions Answers and Explanations Whaddya Know? Chapter 19 Quiz Answers to Chapter 19 Quiz Chapter 20: Figuring Your Chances: Statistics and Probability Gathering Data Mathematically: Basic Statistics Looking at Likelihoods: Basic Probability Practice Questions Answers and Explanations Whaddya Know? Chapter 20 Quiz Answers to Chapter 20 Quiz Chapter 21: Setting Things Up with Basic Set Theory Understanding Sets Performing Operations on Sets Practice Questions Answers and Explanations Whaddya Know? Chapter 21 Quiz Answers to Chapter 21 Quiz

11 Unit 7: The X-Files: Introduction to Algebra Chapter 22: Working with Algebraic Expressions Seeing How X Marks the Spot Expressing Yourself with Algebraic Expressions Evaluating Algebraic Expressions Knowing the Terms Adding and Subtracting Like Terms Multiplying and Dividing Terms Simplifying Expressions by Combining Like Terms Removing Parentheses from an Algebraic Expression FOILing: Dealing with Two Sets of Parentheses Practice Questions Answers and Explanations Whaddya Know? Chapter 22 Quiz Answers to Chapter 22 Quiz Chapter 23: Solving Algebraic Equations Understanding Algebraic Equations The Balancing Act: Solving for x Rearranging Equations and Isolating x Practice Questions Answers and Explanations Whaddya Know? Chapter 23 Quiz Answers to Chapter 23 Quiz Chapter 24: Tackling Algebra Word Problems Solving Algebra Word Problems in Five Steps Choosing Your Variable Wisely Solving More-Complex Algebraic Problems Practice Questions Answers and Explanations Whaddya Know? Chapter 24 Quiz Answers to Chapter 24 Quiz Chapter 25: Graphing Algebraic Equations Graphing on the xy-Plane Understanding Linear Equations Measuring the Slope of a Line Graphing Linear Equations Using the Slope and y-intercept Practice Questions Answers and Explanations Whaddya Know? Chapter 25 Quiz Answers to Chapter 25 Quiz

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1 Chapter 3 Table 3-1 45,019 Displayed in a Place-Value Chart Table 3-2 5,001,000 Displayed Incorrectly without Placeholding Zeros Table 3-3 3,040,070 Displayed with Two Leading Zeros Table 3-4 A Place-Value Chart Separated by Commas

2 Chapter 13Table 13-1 Breaking Down 4,672 in Terms of Place ValueTable 13-2 Breaking Down the Decimal 4,672.389Table 13-3 Example of Attaching Leading ZerosTable 13-4 Example of Attaching Trailing ZerosTable 13-5 Example of Zeros as PlaceholdersTable 13-6 Example of Decimal Points and Place Value of DigitsTable 13-7 Example of Numbers Shifting One Place

3 Chapter 14TABLE 14-1 The Three Main Types of Percent Problems

4 Chapter 17Table 17-1 Powers of Ten Expressed as Exponents

5 Chapter 18Table 18-1 Commonly Used English Units of MeasurementTable 18-2 Five Basic Metric UnitsTable 18-3 Ten Metric PrefixesTable 18-4 Comparing Celsius and Fahrenheit TemperaturesTable 18-5 Conversion Factors for English and Metric Units

6 Chapter 20Table 20-1 Sister Elena’s Fifth-Grade SurveyTable 20-2 Favorite Colors in Sister Elena’s ClassTable 20-3 Height and Spelling Test Scores

7 Chapter 25Table 25-1 Plotting the Points for the Linear Equation .Table 25-2 The Slope and y -Intercept of Three Linear Equations

1 Chapter 1FIGURE 1-1: Square numbers. FIGURE 1-2: The number 12 laid out in two rectangular patterns. FIGURE 1-3: Composite numbers, such as 8 and 15, can form rectangles.FIGURE 1-4: Unlucky 13, a prime example of a number that refuses to fit in a bo...

2 Chapter 4FIGURE 4-1: Negative numbers on the number line.

3 Chapter 10FIGURE 10-1: Two halves of a cake. FIGURE 10-2: Cake cut into thirds. FIGURE 10-3: Cakes cut and shaded into FIGURE 10-4: Cakes cut and shaded into

4 Chapter 13FIGURE 13-1: One-half (0.5) of a dollar bill. FIGURE 13-2: One-fourth (0.25) of a dollar bill. FIGURE 13-3: Three-fourths (0.75) of a dollar bill. FIGURE 13-4: Cakes cut and shaded into (A) 0.75, (B) 0.4, (C) 0.1, and (D) 0.7....

5 Chapter 19FIGURE 19-1: Unnamed shapes.FIGURE 19-2: Types of triangles.FIGURE 19-3: Common quadrilaterals.FIGURE 19-4: A pentagon, a hexagon, and an octagon.FIGURE 19-5: Various irregular polygons.FIGURE 19-6: The area and perimeter of a square using the length of a side ( s ) . FIGURE 19-7: The area and perimeter of a rectangle using the length ( l ) and wid...FIGURE 19-8: The area of a rhombus or parallelogram using the base ( b ) and heig...FIGURE 19-9: The area of a trapezoid using the length of the two bases ( b 1and FIGURE 19-10: The area of a triangle using the base ( b ) and height ( h ) . FIGURE 19-11: Using the Pythagorean Theorem to find the hypotenuse ( c ) of a rig...FIGURE 19-12: The area and circumference of a circle using the radius ( r ).FIGURE 19-13: A typical cube.FIGURE 19-14: Common polyhedrons.FIGURE 19-15: The five regular solids.FIGURE 19-16: Spheres, cylinders, and cones.FIGURE 19-17: The volume of a cube using the length of a side ( s ).FIGURE 19-18: The volume of a box using the length ( l ), width ( w ), and height (FIGURE 19-19: The volume of a prism or cylinder using the area of the base ( A b )...FIGURE 19-20: The volume of a pyramid or cone using the area of the base ( A b ) a...FIGURE 19-21: The volume of a sphere using the radius ( r ).FIGURE 19-22: Two sons get nonrectangular portions of a rectangular field.FIGURE 19-23: A labeled sketch shows the important information in a word proble...FIGURE 19-24: Update the labels in your sketch as you work through the problem.