Everyday Maths for Grown-Ups

Description

Day-to-day life is full of scenarios where your skill with numbers is tested, whether it's dividing up your share of the restaurant bill, or working out whether you've been overcharged at the checkout. So many of us try to avoid these basic sums at all costs, waiting for someone else to step in with the answer; but "Everyday Maths for Grown-Ups" is the perfect solution! It includes chapters on: How to Check a Till Receipt Quickly; Long division; Multiplying and Dividing by 10, 100 or 1,000; Money and Percentages; Converting metres, Litres and Grams; and, Angles, Triangles and Trig. This book contains all the shortcuts, fun tricks and new approaches you need to tackle even complex calculations with confidence. Contents Dedication How This Book Came to be Written Adding Subtracting Multiplying Dividing The Order of Play Making a Rough Guess Fractions Ratios Decimals Powers and Roots Averages Algebra Speed Percentages Interest Measuring Systems and Conversions Line, Area and Volume How Does Chance Work? Extra Maths Glossary QED Acknowledgements