Learn to:* Master maths with more than 2,000 practice questions* Add, subtract, multiply and divide with confidence* Work with decimals, fractions and percentages* Size up weights and measuresFun, friendly coaching and all the practice you need to tackle maths problems with confidence and easeIn his popular Basic Maths For Dummies, professional maths tutor Colin Beveridge proved that he could turn anyone - even the most maths-phobic person - into a natural-born number cruncher. In this book he supplies more of his unique brand of maths-made-easy coaching, plus 2,000 practice problems to help you master what you learn. Whether you're prepping for a numeracy test or an employability exam, thinking of returning to school, or you'd just like to be one of those know-it-alls who says, 'Oh, that's easy!' about any maths problem that comes your way, this book is for you.* Master basic arithmetic, fast - in no time, solving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division problems will seem as easy as tying your shoes* Face down fractions - you'll never again feel shy around fractions, decimals, percentages and ratios* Juggle weights and measures like a pro - whether it's a question of how much it weighs, how long (or far) it is, or how much it costs, you'll never be at a loss for an answer* Make shapes your playthings - circles, squares, triangles and rectangles - you'll measure them, draw them and manipulate them with easeOpen the book and find:* 2,000 pencil-and-paper practice problems* The keys to mastering addition, subtraction, multiplication and division* The lowdown on fractions, decimals and percentages* Basic geometry made easy* How to handle weights, measures and money problems* How to read charts, tables and graphs at a glance

Introduction 1Part I: The Building Blocks of Maths 7Chapter 1: Getting Started 9Chapter 2: Introducing the Basics: Addition andSubtraction 17Chapter 3: Equal Piles: Multiplying and Dividing 35Chapter 4: Are We Nearly There Yet? Estimating andRounding 53Part II: Working with Parts of the Whole 67Chapter 5: Facing Fractions without Fear 69Chapter 6: What's the Point? Dealing with Decimals91Chapter 7: It's All Relative: Tackling Ratio andProportion 107Chapter 8: Working Out Perfect Percentages, 100% of theTime 127Part III: Real-life Maths 147Chapter 9: Clocking Time 149Chapter 10: Counting the Cash: Dealing with Money 171Chapter 11: Working with Weights 189Chapter 12: Feeling the Heat: Getting to Grips withTemperature 203Chapter 13: Sizing Up Shapes 219Chapter 14: Sharpening Your Knowledge of Shapes 241Part IV: Speaking Statistically 259Chapter 15: Mining Data (No Hard Hat Required) 261Chapter 16: Grappling with Graphs 289Chapter 17: Average Joe: Sussing Out Statistics 299Chapter 18: What Are the Chances? Playing with Probability313Part V: The Part of Tens 325Chapter 19: Ten (Or So) Ways to Check Your Work 327Chapter 20: Ten Tips for Remembering Your Number Facts333Chapter 21: Ten Top Tips for Getting Things Right 341Index 347