Arithmetic the Easy Way (Barron's E-Z) [Paperback]

Edward Williams (Author), Katie Prindle (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0764129139 | ISBN-13: 978-0764129131 | Publication Date: January 1, 2006 | Edition: 4

Everybody uses arithmetic on virtually a daily basis, and this book serves as a handy brush-up for general readers while it also helps students master basic skills that they need before moving up to high-school-level math and beyond. It reviews addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, then moves on to calculating with fractions, decimals, and percentages. A concluding chapter reviews units of measurement and word problems. Chapters are filled with short practice exercises, all of which are answered at the back of the book. The book features many tables, charts, and line illustrations. Barron's Easy Way books introduce a variety of academic and practical subjects to students and general readers in clear, understandable language. Ideal as self-teaching manuals for readers interested in learning a new career-related skill, these books have also found widespread classroom use as supplementary texts and brush-up test-preparation guides. Subject heads and key phrases that need to be learned are set in a second color.

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From the Inside Flap

(back cover)
ALL THE ESSENTIALS IN ONE CLEAR VOLUME
by Edward Williams, M.A., and Katie Prindle, M.S.

A helpful brush-up review for students and general readers

Practice exercises in every chapter

Answers at the back of the book

Tables, charts, and line illustrations

Addition and subtraction

Multiplication and division

Calculating with fractions

Decimals and percentages

Much more

Product Details

• Paperback: 480 pages
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series; 4 edition (January 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764129139
• ISBN-13: 978-0764129131
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 7.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #476,052 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I couldn't ask for a better book!!!, May 7, 2003

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Judi in South Dakota (SD United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Arithmetic the Easy (Paperback)

I bought the second edition of this book several years ago when our company (USWest) was closing departments and we knew we would have to start testing for job title changes. It was one of the most helpful purchases I have ever made! I retired, and now I'm going into real estate. Naturally the real estate classes (and the state test) have lots of math and math problems. As they say...what you don't use you lose!!! There were several of us in the classes who were having a difficult time with the math problems and formulas. This book was once again a life saver. At first glance one would think it's too simple...more for children than adults, but it isn't. Mr. Williams makes math super simple for any age!!!

The first few chapters are basic math...addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, Roman numerals, etc.

Chapters 6-8 are fractions...changing improper to mixed numbers...subtracting, multiplying and dividing fractions...unlike denominators, etc.

Chapters 10-13 cover decimals...comparing, rounding off, adding, subtracting, multiplying mixed decimals.

Chapter 14 covers percents...changing percents to decimals, to fractions, and finding the percent of a number.

Chapter 15 covers measurement.

There are pre-tests to see if you need to study the chapter, word problems, practice examples, and practice tests after every section.

I recommend this book for everyone...young people who find math difficult, as an invaluable aid for parents of school age children, for anyone who is making a career change and is faced with job testing, and for those...like myself...who have been out of school for years and need a brush up on math skills. The price is minimal!!!

Thank you, Edward Williams, for writing this book. Thank you for the difference it has made it my life!!!

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I PASSED THE TEST AND GOT THE JOB!, April 19, 2005

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P. A. GETTS (San Bernardino County, California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Arithmetic the Easy Way (Barron's Easy Way) (Paperback)

I work for a major corporation that requires employees who apply for other jobs within the company, to take and pass the "Universal Test Battery". A part of this exam is arithmetic, including addition, subtraction, division, multiplication and percentages. I am a 54 year old who has been using a calulator for 30+ years! This book is indeed a 'workbook' that reviews all arithmetic and clearly explains the problems and how to do them all the way to sucess!

24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a great book!, April 2, 1999

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[e-mail] (Stroudsburg,Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Arithmetic the Easy Way (Barron's Easy Way) (Paperback)

I think this is a great book because I was failing math in school so I decided to try to look for a book at amazon.com. Then I found Arithmetic the easy way.It really helped.In one month my grade went from a D to an A. I love this book and I know anyone who buys it will enjoy it to.