--For dummies.

Includes index

Introduction -- Arming yourself with math basics -- Evaluating arithmetic expressions -- Say what? Making sense of word problems -- Figuring out fractions -- Deciphering decimals -- Puzzling out percents -- Fraction, decimal, and percent word problems -- Using variables in algebraic expressions -- X's secret identity: solving algebraic equations -- Decoding algebra word problems -- Geometry: perimeter, area, surface area, and volume -- Picture it! Graphic information -- The essential math concepts

Resource added for the Mathematics 108041 courses

Zegarelli and Fanning focus on critical concepts taught in a typical pre-algebra course in order to help you cram for an exam, or as a reference for parents and tutors helping with homework. From fractions, decimals and percents to solving word problems, the authors explain formulas, provide helpful tips, and help you understand graphs and charts so that you can ace that class-- or just satisfy your own need to understand pre-algebra. -- adapted from back cover