LEADER 05297nam 2200697Ia 450 001 9910818420303321 005 20240418065155.0 010 $a0-470-39739-X 035 $a(CKB)1000000000537126 035 $a(EBL)353314 035 $a(OCoLC)248137626 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000116215 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11146271 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000116215 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10035499 035 $a(PQKB)10151329 035 $a(JP-MeL)3000028579 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL353314 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10248911 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL175238 035 $a(PPN)272710059 035 $a(FR-PaCSA)88944057 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC353314 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000537126 100 $a20080318d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBusiness math for dummies /$fby Mary Jane Sterling 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aHoboken, NJ $cWiley Pub.$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (410 p.) 225 1 $a--For dummies 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a0-470-23331-1 327 $aBusiness Math for Dummies; About the Author; Dedication; Author's Acknowledgments; Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Conventions Used in This Book; What You're Not to Read; Foolish Assumptions; How This Book Is Organized; Icons Used in This Book; Where to Go from Here; Part I: Reviewing Basic Math for Business and Real Estate Transactions; Chapter 1: Starting from the Beginning; Fracturing the Myths about Fractions, Decimals, and Percents; Capitalizing on Patterns in Formulas; Finding the Power in Exponents; Doing Some Serious Counting 327 $aPainting a Pretty Picture Chapter 2: Fractions, Decimals, and Percents; Changing from Fractions to Decimals; Converting Decimals to Fractions; Understanding the Relationship between Percents and Decimals; Coming to Grips with Fractions; Chapter 3: Determining Percent Increase and Decrease; Working with Percent Increase; Looking into Percent Decrease; Chapter 4: Dealing with Proportions and Basic Algebra; Setting Up Proportions; Solving Proportions for Missing Values; Handling Basic Linear Equations; Comparing Values with Variation; Part II: Taking Intriguing Math to Work 327 $aChapter 5: Working with Formulas Familiarizing Yourself with a Formula; Simplifying and Solving a Formula; Computing with Technology; Chapter 6: Reading Graphs and Charts; Organizing Scattered Information with a Scatter Plot; Lining Up Data with Line Graphs; Measuring Frequency with Histograms; Taking a Piece of a Pie Chart; Chapter 7: Measuring the World around You; Converting from Unit to Unit; Making Sense of the Metric System; Discovering How to Properly Measure Lumber; Measuring Angles by Degrees; Chapter 8: Analyzing Data and Statistics; Organizing Raw Data; Finding the Average 327 $aFactoring in Standard Deviation Part III: Discovering the Math of Finance and Investments; Chapter 9: Computing Simple and Compound Interest; Understanding the Basics of Interest; Simply Delightful: Working with Simple Interest; Getting to Know Compound Interest; Determining How Variable Changes Affect Money Accumulation; Chapter 10: Investing in the Future; Calculating Investments Made with Lump Sums; Going the Annuity Route; Computing the Payout from an Annuity; Chapter 11: Understanding and Managing Investments; Interpreting the Daily Stock Market Quotations; Wrangling with the Ratios 327 $aMaking Use of Your Broker Chapter 12: Using Loans and Credit to Make Purchases; Taking Note of Promissory and Discount Notes; Borrowing with a Conventional Loan; Working with Installment Loans; Part IV: Putting Math to Use in Banking and Payroll; Chapter13: Managing Simple Bank Accounts; Doing Business with Banks; Balancing Act: How You and the Bank Use Your Account Balance; Reconciling Your Account; Chapter 14: Protecting Against Risk with Insurance; Surveying the Types of Insurance Available; Living It Up with Life Insurance; Protecting Yourself from Loss by Insuring Your Property 327 $aChapter 15: Planning for Success with Budgets 330 $aNow, it is easier than ever before to understand complex mathematical concepts and formulas and how they relate to real-world business situations. All you have to do it apply the handy information you will find in Business Math For Dummies. Featuring practical practice problems to help you expand your skills, this book covers topics like using percents to calculate increases and decreases, applying basic algebra to solve proportions, and working with basic statistics to analyze raw data. Find solutions for finance and payroll applications, including reading financial statements 410 0$a--For dummies. 606 $aBusiness mathematics 606 $aFinance 615 0$aBusiness mathematics. 615 0$aFinance. 676 $a510.2465 676 $a650.015 676 $a650.01513 686 $a31.80$2bcl 700 $aSterling$b Mary Jane$01613460 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910818420303321 996 $aBusiness math for dummies$94070990 997 $aUNINA