Gives students "real world" context for
their mathematical thinking. Covers nine basic concepts using everyday situations. Encourages students to tailor their solution strategies to each problem rather than applying rote
processes to groups of problems. Covers whole numbers to percents for
grades 5-10
Example problem on front cover :
A ranch owner in Texas had 5,000 cows.
He gave 1/2 of them to his oldest son.
He gave 30% of the rest to his brother.
He sold 3/14 of the number still left
to another rancher. How many cows did
he end up with?
