Prealgebra for Two-Year Colleges/Appendix (procedures)

This appendix contains brief explanations of how to perform arithmetic procedures. We assume that the student has already seen these explanations before and just wants a reminder.


 * To the student
 * Manual of Style

Operations on whole numbers

 * 1) /Adding whole numbers with carrying/
 * 2) /Subtracting whole numbers with borrowing/
 * 3) /Multiplication table/
 * 4) /Multiplying whole numbers with carrying/
 * 5) /Dividing whole numbers by long division/

Operations on integers

 * 1) /Adding integers/
 * 2) /Subtracting integers/
 * 3) /Multiplying integers/
 * 4) /Dividing integers/

Converting between different forms of a number

 * 1) /Reading Decimal Numbers/
 * 2) /Rounding/
 * 3) /Finding equivalent fractions/
 * 4) /Reducing fractions/
 * 5) /Converting improper fractions to mixed numbers/
 * 6) /Converting mixed numbers to improper fractions/
 * 7) /Converting fractions to decimals/
 * 8) /Converting decimals to fractions/
 * 9) /Converting fractions to percents/
 * 10) /Converting percents to fractions/
 * 11) /Converting decimals to percents/
 * 12) /Converting percents to decimals/
 * 13) /Graphing fractions, decimals, and percents on a number line/
 * 14) /Drawing fractions, decimals, and percents as an area/

Operations on fractions

 * 1) /Adding fractions/
 * 2) /Subtracting fractions/
 * 3) /Multiplying fractions/
 * 4) /Dividing fractions/

Operations on mixed numbers

 * 1) /Adding mixed numbers/
 * 2) /Subtracting mixed numbers/
 * 3) /Multiplying mixed numbers/
 * 4) /Dividing mixed numbers/

Operations on decimals

 * 1) /Adding decimals/
 * 2) /Subtracting decimals/
 * 3) /Multiplying decimals/
 * 4) /Dividing decimals/

Vocabulary

 * /Lowest common multiple/ or lowest common denominator
 * /Greatest common factor/
 * /Numerator/
 * /Denominator/
 * /Absolute value/
 * /Exponents/
 * /Roots/