223chapter 8 Linear Applications
Word problems (also called applications or applied problems) are usually not
students’ favorite math topic, but working with applied problems helps you
to develop strategies for using mathematics to solve real problems. You will
also need to be able to solve applied problems in other courses (science,
accounting, business, and so on). The problems in this chapter will prepare you
to solve such problems. In later chapters, we will build on the problem types
that we will see in this chapter. We begin with problems that we see everyday—
percents.CHAPTER OBJECTIVES
In this chapter, you will- Solve basic percent problems
- Work with formulas
- Solve number sense problems
- Solve age, coin, and grade problems
- Solve investment, mixture, and work problems
- Solve distance problems