Life of Fred Mathematics

Life of Fred: Decimals and Percents
(Introduction to Pre-Algebra and More)

This book covers the second half of the introduction to pre-algebra (after Life of Fred: Fractions). After this book you are ready for pre-algebra.

Read about one afternoon and evening in Fred's life in which he:
• Builds a robot
• Gets his first pet
• Learns why sea chanties are not popular in some boat rental stores

This book covers second half of the introduction to pre-algebra including . . .

• Number Systems
• Adding and Subtracting Decimals
• Multiplying by Ten
• Functions and Inverse Functions
• Pi
• Multiplying Decimals
• Whole Numbers
• Squaring a Number
• Subtracting Mixed Units
• Sets and Subsets
• Union and Intersection of Sets
• Rules of Divisibility
• Division of Decimals
• Repeating Decimals
• Bar Graphs
• Prime and Composite Numbers
• Consecutive Numbers
• The Goldbach Conjecture
• Area of a Circle
• Dollars vs. Cents
• Pie Charts
• Conversion between Percents/ Fractions/Decimals
• 40% of 15
• 30% off
• Distance Equals Rate Times Time
• 15% more
• Area of a Triangle
• Square Roots
• Area of a Parallelogram
• 13 Is What Percent of 52
• Ratio
• Ordered Pairs
• Graphing
• Negative Numbers
• Elapsed Time
• Probability
• And more . . .

Unlike all other math programs, this one also teaches about:
• When Lincoln used the vigesimal system
• When robots have tea parties
• How flossing helped Fred to read books in bed at night

The answers are included in the textbook.

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Life of Fred Decimals and Percents is a hardcover textbook containing 192 pages. This book is not consumable. All answers are written on separate paper or in a notebook.

Number of Lessons: Life of Fred Fractions and Life of Fred Decimals & Percents together take about 65 to 70 lessons if you do one each day including the time for the Bridges exams.

Life of Fred: Zillions of Practice Problems for Decimals and Percents

Need a lot of practice or stuck on a particular kind of problem? Requested by many readers, this book contains questions keyed directly to the chapters and topics of Life of Fred: Decimals and Percents. The answer to every problem is worked out in complete detail.

In this book you will find:
• Hundreds of new problems organized according to the chapters of Life of Fred: Decimals and Percents
• Problems containing lots of tiny stories about Fred and his friends, Joe and Darlene
• Complete solutions and answers.

This book is mandatory for those who need it. The Zillions of Practice Problems Slogan: Do all these and you should reach teacher-level.

Life of Fred Zillions of Practice Problems for Decimals and Percents is a hardcover textbook containing 176 pages. This book is not consumable. All answers are written on separate paper or in a notebook. This is an optional book of extra questions for those who feel the need for extra practice.