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Modern applications for college algebra, Algebra 2 and precalculus
  • revnar_639832 published this 12 / 05 / 2009
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Math Story Problem Clue Words

Math Story Problem Clue Words Addition addend + addend = sum • • • • • • • • • • • • addend sum add plus total in all all together more more than increased by combined perimeter (l + l + w + w) • •...
  • mswalsh published this 08 / 29 / 2009
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Simple Interests

Simple Interests Important Facts and Formulae: Principal or Sum:- The money borrowed or lent out for a certain period is called Principal or the Sum. Interest:- Extra money paid for using others mo...
  • omeralich published this 04 / 18 / 2009
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Ratios

Ratios Important Facts: 1.Ratio : The ratio of two qualities a and b in the same units, is the fraction a/b and we write it as a:b. In the ratio, a:b, we call ‘a’ as the first term of anteceden...
  • omeralich published this 04 / 18 / 2009
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Profit and Loss

PROFIT AND LOSS Important Facts: Cost Price: The price at which an article is purchased , is called its cost price, abbreviated as C.P. Selling Price: The price at which an article is sold , is ca...
  • omeralich published this 04 / 18 / 2009
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Problems on Percentages

Problems on Percentages Simple problems: 1 . Express the following as a fraction. a) 56% SOLUTION: 56/100=14/25 b) 4% SOLUTION: 4/100=1/25 c) 0.6% SOLUTION: 0.6/100=6/1000=3/500 d) 0.08% SOLUTION: ...
  • omeralich published this 04 / 18 / 2009
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Probability

Probability Introduction: Experiment: An operation which can produce some well-defined outcome is called an experiment. Random Experiment: An experiment in which all possible out comes are known a...
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Permutation and Combinations

Permutations and Combinations Concept Formulae Factorial Notation :Let n be positive integer. Then ,factorial n denoted by n! is defined as n! = n(n-1)(n-2). . . . . . . .3.2.1 eg:- 5! = (5 * 4* 3 ...
  • omeralich published this 04 / 18 / 2009
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Odd Numbers and Series

ODD MAN OUT & SERIES ODD MAN OUT & SERIES In any type of problems, a set of numbers is given in such a way that each one except one satisfies a particular definite property. The one which does no...
  • omeralich published this 04 / 18 / 2009
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Numbers

Numbers Introduction: Natural Numbers: All positive integers are natural numbers. Ex 1,2,3,4,8,...... There are infinite natural numbers and number 1 is the least natural number. Based on divisibil...
  • omeralich published this 04 / 18 / 2009
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HCF and LCM

Highest Common Factor HCF & Least Common Multiplier LCM Facts And Formulae: 1.Highest Common Factor:(H.C.F) or Greatest Common Measure(G.C.M) : The H.C.F of two or more than two numbers is the gre...
  • omeralich published this 04 / 18 / 2009
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Decimal Fractions

Decimal Fractions Concept Fractions in which denominations are powers of 10 are decimal fractions. 1 /10 = 0.1, 1 / 100 = 0.01 Conversion of Decimal into fraction:eg: 0.25 = 25/100 = 1/4 3.i) If ...
  • omeralich published this 04 / 18 / 2009
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Compound Interests

Compound Interest Concept: Compound Interest: Sometimes it so happens that the borrower and the lender agree to fix up a certain unit of time ,say yearly or half-yearly or quarterly to settle the p...
  • omeralich published this 04 / 18 / 2009
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Clocks

Clocks General Concepts: The face or dial of a watch is a circle whose circumference is divided into 60 equal parts, called minute spaces. A clock has two hands, the Smaller one is called the hour...
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Chain Rule

Chain Rule Important Facts: Direct Proportion: Two Quantities are said to be directly proportional, if on the increase (or decrease) of th one, the other increases(or decreases) to the same extent....
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Calendars

Calendars Important Facts and Formulae: a) Odd Days : The number of days more than the complete number of weeks in a given period is number of odd days during that period. b) Leap year : Every yea...
  • omeralich published this 04 / 18 / 2009
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Boats and Streams

Boats and Streams Conceptual Problems Important facts: 1)In water, the direction along the stream is called down stream. 2)Direction against the stream is called upstream. 3)The speed of boat in s...
  • omeralich published this 04 / 18 / 2009
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Banking

INTERESTING CALCULATIONS FOR BANKERS: Concept: Suppose a merchant A buys goods worth Rs.10000 from another merchant B at a credit of say 5 months -> Then,B prepares a bill , called the bill of exch...
  • omeralich published this 04 / 18 / 2009
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Averages

AVERAGES: Formula: 1.Average=Sum of quantities/Number of quantities. 2.Suppose a man covers a certain distance at x kmph and an equal distance at y kmph ,then the average speed during the whole jo...
  • omeralich published this 04 / 18 / 2009
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Areas

AREAS: Important Facts and Formulae: Results On Triangle 1.Sum of the angles of a triangle is 180 degrees. 2.The sum of any two sides of a triangle is greater than third side. 3.Pythagoras Theorem...
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