TITLE : BASIC BUSINESS MATHEMATICS: A LIFE-SKILLS APPROACH.

 
CONTENTS
 
PREFACE ...................................................vii
STUDY SKILLS...............................................1
 
 
PART I		 BASICS
 
1.0 Whole Numbers .........................................7
	1.1 Rounding Off ......................................8
	1.2 Addition...........................................11
	1.3 Subtraction .......................................15
	1.4 Multiplication ....................................19
	1.5 Division ..........................................23
2.0 Fractions..............................................27
	2.1 Proper and Improper Fractions .....................27
	2.2 Addition of Like Fractions ........................33
	2.3 Lowest Common Denominator .........................33
	2.4 Addition of Unlike Fractions ......................35
	2.5 Subtraction of Fractions ..........................37
	2.6 Multiplication of Fractions .......................39
	2.7 Division of Fractions .............................41
3.0 Decimals...............................................45
	3.1 Converting Fractions to Decimals ..................45
	3.2 Converting Decimals to Fractions ..................47
	3.3 Adding Decimal Numbers ............................49
	3.4 Subtracting Decimal Numbers .......................51
	3.5 Rounding Off Decimal Numbers ......................53
	3.6 Multiplying Decimal Numbers........................54
	3.7 Dividing Decimal Numbers ..........................57
4.0 Percent................................................59
 
 
PART II		 APPLICATIONS
 
5.0 Equations..............................................65
6.0 Formulas ..............................................70
7.0 The Percentage Formula ................................74
	7.1 Solving Problems with the Percentage Formula.......74
	7.2 Commissions........................................79
	7.3 Percent Increase (Mark-up).........................83
	7.4 Percent Decrease (Mark-down) ......................87
	7.5 Discount...........................................91
	7.6 Sales Tax .........................................93
	7.7 Property Tax ......................................97
	7.8 Simple Interest ...................................101
	7.9 Installment Loans .................................107
 
 
PART III	 GRAPHS
 
8.0 Bar Graphs ............................................115
9.0 Line Graphs ...........................................122
10.0 Circle Graphs ........................................126
 
POST TEST..................................................131