Pre-Algebra Demystified

distributive property 128–138
dividend 9
division
fractions 68–69
decimals 89–91
integers 29–30
mixed numbers 70–71
monomial by monomial 245–246
polynomial by monomial 247
whole numbers 9–11
division principle 136–137
divisor 9

equation 135
graphing 207–225
solving 135–143
equivalent equations 135
evaluating algebraic expressions 127–128
exponential notation 31
exponent 31–32

formula 133–135
fractions 38–82
addition 56–58
comparing 73–74
changing to decimals 94–96
changing to higher terms 42–43
changing to percent 109–111
division 68–69
higher terms 42
improper 39
inverting 68
lowest terms 39
multiplication 64–66
proper 39
reducing 39–41
subtraction 59–61

geometric figures 165–166
geometry 165
graphing 203–232
lines 207–219
points 203–207

Hindu-Arabic system 1
hypotenuse 183

independent system 225

improper fraction 39

integers 17–37

absolute value 18

addition 21–23

comparing 19–20

division 29–30

multiplication 27–29

subtraction 24–25

intercepts 219–221

intersecting lines 225–228

irrational numbers 183

left member 135

like terms 130

line 165, 207–225

horizontal 215–219

vertical 215–218

line segment 165

lowest common denominator 53–56

minuend 5

monomial 233–234

multiplication 236–238

raising to a power 238–239

mixed numbers 39

addition 58–59

changing to improper fraction 45–46

division 70–71

multiplication 66–68

subtraction 61–64

multiple 54

multiplicand 7

multiplication

decimals 88–89

fractions 64–66

integers 27–29

mixed numbers 66–68

monomials 236–238

polynomials by a monomial 239–240

two binomials 240–242

whole numbers 7–8

multiplication principle 137–138

multiplier 7

naming decimal numbers 83–84

naming whole numbers 2–3

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