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Author
Series
Publisher
Science, Naturally!
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Crack open this book to sharpen your logic and reasoning skills. These literature-based math mysteries take just one minute to read. The brainteasers are entertaining, but even better, their real-world connections help kids see math concepts and quandaries as approachable, learnable and solvable. A fun way to develop deductive reasoning skills and discover the joys of math!
Author
Series
Publisher
Rourke Educational Media
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Word problems can be thought of as little math puzzles we read. Students learn that solving a word problem involves reading it carefully then turning the words into numbers. The book demonstrates how to solve addition and subtraction word problems by using objects or drawings. This title also will allow students to explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text and identify which reasons and evidence support...
Author
Publisher
Barron's Educational Series
Language
English
Description
Discusses strategies for solving math problems involving whole numbers, fractions, decimals, ratios, proportions, percentages, statistics, probablility, geometry, and algebraic equations, and offers practice problems and internet ideas.
Author
Series
Publisher
McGraw-Hill
Language
English
Description
"Having trouble with word problems? No problem!Math Word Problems DeMYSTiFieD, Second Edition explains, in simple terms, how to solve mathematical word problems. No longer will you panic at the concept of a train traveling at 65 miles per hour! Based on mathematician George Polya's proven four-step process for solving word problems, this book helps you master the basic procedures and develop a plan of action that can be used to solve word problems...
Author
Publisher
Abrams Image
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Math is universal, but it's also the least understood and most undervalued subject taught in school. Two Trains Leave Paris: Number Problems for Word People seeks to offer readers an opportunity to experience math like never before. You must use the Pythagorean Theorem to figure out how far apart two ex-lovers are when they simultaneously realize that they cannot live without each other. You must use addition (and logic) to explore the ridiculous...
16) Ball game math
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publications Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Math is everywhere in sports! See who's scoring inside this bookand how we need math to finish the game! You'll need your math smarts to calculate scores and statistics, plan season schedules, measure distances, choose the right size equipment, and more. It all adds up to a lot of fun!
Author
Series
Publisher
Wiley Publishing
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Outlines strategies and presents advice for how to solve arithmatic, algebraic, or geometric word problems, showing readers how to transform story questions into simpler problems using units, pictures or charts, and equations.