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The Human Face of Fractions
If you know your addition and multiplication tables by heart, you next step is to get to know Fred.
In this book (Life of Fred: Fractions) and the next book (Life of Fred: Decimals and Percents) you can learn everything you need to know to begin algebra!
In one morning, our hero:
- Teaches a class at the university
- Buys a bicycle
- In his office, he hurts his foot and is taken to the hospital.
...and that's just the beginning of his day!
Less Than, Billion, Cardinal and Ordinal Numbers, Diameter and Radius, Savings and Expenses, Definition of a Fraction,
Sectors, Comparing Fractions, Reducing Fractions, Adding and Subtracting Fractions, Common Denominators, Roman
Numerals, Least Common Multiples, Improper Fractions, Lines of Symmetry, Division by Zero, Circumference, Multiplying
Mixed Numbers, Commutative Law, Canceling, Definition of a Function, Area, Unit Analysis, Division of Fractions,
Geometric Figures, Estimating Answers.
ISBN: 978-0-9709995-9-7, hardback, 192 pages.
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