Math Word Problems Demystified

Allan G. Bluman is a professor emeritus at the Community College of Allegheny County, South Campus, near Pittsburgh. He has taught mathematics and statistics for over 35 years. He received an Apple for the Teacher award in recognition of his bringing excellence to the learning environment at South Campus. He has also taught statistics for Penn State University at the Greater Allegheny (McKeesport) Campus and at the Monroeville Center. He received his master's and doctor's degrees from the University of Pittsburgh. In addition to Elementary Statistics: A Step by Step Approach (Eighth Edition ï¿2012) and Elementary Statistics: A Brief Version (Fifth Edition ï¿2010), Al is a co-author on a liberal arts mathematics text published by McGraw-Hill, Math in Our World (2nd Edition ï¿2011). Al also the author of for mathematics books in the McGraw-Hill DeMystified Series. They are Pre-Algebra, Math Word Problems, Business Math, and Probability. Al Bluman is married and has two sons and a granddaughter.

PrefaceLesson 1: Introduction to Solving Word ProblemsLesson 2: Solving Word Problems Using Whole NumbersREFRESHER I: DECIMALSLesson 3: Solving Word Problems Using DecimalsREFRESHER II: FRACTIONSLesson 4: Solving Word Problems Using FractionsQUIZ 1REFRESHER III: PERCENTSLesson 5: Solving Word Problems Using PercentsLesson 6: Solving Word Problems Using ProportionsLesson 7: Solving Word Problems Using FormulasQUIZ 2REFRESHER IV: EQUATIONSLesson 8: Algebraic RepresentationLesson 9: Solving Number ProblemsLesson 10: Solving Digit ProblemsLesson 11: Solving Coin ProblemsQUIZ 3Lesson 12: Solving Age ProblemsLesson 13: Solving Distance ProblemsLesson 14: Solving Mixture ProblemsLesson 15: Solving Finance ProblemsLesson 16: Solving Lever ProblemsLesson 17: Solving Work ProblemsQUIZ 4REFRESHER V: SYSTEMS OF EQUATIONSLesson 18: Solving Word Problems Using Two EquationsREFRESHER VI: QUADRATIC EQUATIONSLesson 19: Solving Word Problems Using Quadratic EquationsLesson 20: Solving Word Problems in GeometryQUIZ 5Lesson 21: Solving Word Problems Using Other StrategiesLesson 22: Solving Word Problems in ProbabilityLesson 23: Solving Word Problems in StatisticsQUIZ 6FINAL EXAMANSWER TO QUIZZES AND FINAL EXAMSUPPLEMENT: SUGGESTIONS FOR SUCCESS IN MATHEMATICSINDEX