Painless Pre-Algebra

by Amy Stahl M.S. Ed.

Overview

Whether you’re a student or an adult looking to refresh your knowledge, Barron’s Painless Pre-Algebra provides review and practice in an easy, step-by-step format.

Perfect for:

• Virtual Learning
• Homeschool
• Learning pods

Inside you’ll find:

• Clear examples for all topics, including exponents and scientific notation, graphing, linear equations, functions, and much more
• Diagrams, charts, and instructive math illustrations
• Painless tips, common pitfalls, and math talk boxes that translate complex “math speak” into easy-to-understand language
• Brain Tickler quizzes throughout each chapter to test your progress

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781506273150
Publisher:	Barrons Educational Services
Publication date:	06/01/2021
Series:	Barron's Painless
Edition description:	Third Edition
Pages:	304
Sales rank:	1,066,345
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	11 - 14 Years

About the Author

About the Author
Amy Stahl, M.S. Ed.
Victor, NY
Amy Stahl  is currently a math tutor for grades 7-12 at Straight A Coaching in Pittsford, NY. She has almost 20 years of classroom teaching experience and has published two math review books. She lives in Victor, NY with her husband and two sons.

About the Publisher
In the 1930s, Manuel H. Barron opened a bookstore in Brooklyn, New York. 

People from the community asked Mr. Barron about books that might be available to help their children study for the New York State Regents exams. After realizing there wasn't anything available, Mr. Barron created his own study guides.

80 years later, Barron's has helped millions of people prepare for their next step.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter One: Rational Numbers


Rational Numbers


Writing Fractions as Decimals


Writing Decimals as Fractions


Comparing and Ordering Fractions and Decimals


Adding and Subtracting Fractions


Multiplying Fractions


Dividing Fractions


Brain Ticklers--The Answers

Chapter Two: Basic Algebra


Properties of Numbers


Order of Operations


Writing Expressions


Evaluating Expressions


One-Step Equations


Brain Ticklers--The Answers

Chapter Three: Ratios and Proportions


Ratio, Rate, Unit Rate


Calculating Unit Rate


Proportions


Proportion Word Problems


Metric Conversions


Customary Conversions


Similar Figures


Brain Ticklers--The Answers

Chapter Four: Percents


Discount and Sale Price


Tax


Interest


Percent Increase and Decrease


Brain Ticklers--The Answers

Chapter Five: Integers


Graphing Points


What Are Integers?


Comparing and Ordering Integers


Absolute Value and Opposites


Adding Integers


Subtracting Integers


Multiplying and Dividing Integers


Order of Operations with Integers


One-Step Equations with Integers


Brain Ticklers--The Answers

Chapter Six: Exponents and Roots


Exponents


Properties of Exponents


Negative Exponents


Scientific Notation


Squares and Square Roots


Estimating Square Roots


The Real Number System


Brain Ticklers--The Answers

Chapter Seven: Multistep Equations

and Inequalities


Two-Step Equations


Combining Like Terms


The Distributive Property


Multistep Equations


Variables on Both Sides


Inequalities


One-Step Inequalities by Multiplying or Dividing


Brain Ticklers--The Answers

Chapter Eight: Linear Equations


Graphing a Line Using a Table of Values


Graphing Horizontal and Vertical Lines


x- and y- Intercepts


Slope


Slope-Intercept Form of a Line


Graphing Using the Slope-Intercept


Writing the Equation of a Line


Systems of Equations


Brain Ticklers--The Answers

Chapter Nine: Polynomials


Polynomials


Adding and Subtracting Polynomials


Multiplying Polynomials by a Monomial


Multiplying Binomials


Dividing a Polynomial by a Monomial


GCF


Factoring Trinomials


Brain Ticklers--The Answers

Index

Editorial Reviews

"The books are for middle through high school but would be useful for all ages. They would make great home-schooling as well as tutoring resources. The concepts and explanations are clear enough to make the books useful for self-instruction as well. These might be multiple copy purchases, as keeping these titles on the shelf could be a problem."
—VOYA

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