PAINLESS Pre-Algebra

The Pain Vanishes when you transform Pre-Algebra problems into fun
- Learn how to solve fun puzzles by using simple math rules
- See how understanding pre-algebra will help you figure out practical problems in everyday life
- Discover painless methods for learning to solve equations
- Test your learning progress with fun quizzes and "Brain Ticklers"

Contents:

Chapter 1: 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 2: Basic Algebra
- Properties of Numbers
- Order of Operations
- Writing Expressions
- Evaluating Expressions
- One-Step Equations
- Brain-Ticklers-The Answers

Chapter 3: Ratios and Proportions
- Ratio, Rate, Unit Rate
- Calculating Unit Rate
- Proportions
- Proportion Word Problems
- Metric Conversions
- Customary Convertions
- Similar Figures
- Brain-Ticklers-The Answers

Chapter 4: Percents
- Fraction, Decimal, and Percent Conversions
- Percent of a Number
- Discount and Sale Price
- Tax
- Interest
- Percent Increase and Decrease
- Brain-Ticklers-The Answers

Chapter 5: Integers
- Graphing Points
- 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 6: Exponents and Roots
- Exponents
- Properties of Exponents
- Negative Exponents
- Scientific Notations
- Squares and Square Roots
- Estimating Square Roots
- The Real Number System
- Brain-Ticklers-The Answers

Chapter 7: Multistep Equations and Inequalities
- Two-Step Equations
- Combining Like Terms
- The Distributive Property
- Multistep Equations
- Variables on Both Sides
- Inequalities
- One-Step Inequalities by Adding or Subtracting
- One-Step Inequalities by Multiplying or Dividing
- Brain-Ticklers-The Answers

Chapter 8: 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
- System of Equations
- Brain-Ticklers-The Answers

Chapter 9: 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

254 pages