Learning Everyday Math

Explore common math problems in ways that relate to everyday life: calculating tips and taxes, comparing prices, figuring out volume and area, and even counting calories.

Introduction

• Welcome
• What you should know
• Using the exercise files

1. Math Foundations: Part one

• Why practice mental math?
• Estimation in mental math
• Order of operations
• What are decimals?
• What are fractions?
• Operations with fractions

2. Math Foundations: Part Two

• Percent basics
• Working with percents
• Ratios and proportions
• Understanding translation
• Applying translation
• Solving equations

3. Math Foundations: Part Three

• Reading graphs
• Exponents and square roots
• Perimeter and area
• Volume

4. Shopping and Cooking Math

• Comparing prices of different-sized products
• Calculating average price
• Scaling a recipe

5. Health and Fitness Math

• Calculating rates
• Calorie counting

6. Home-Improvement Math

• Area and perimeter
• Volume

7. Probability and Counting Math

• Basic probability
• Arrangements and groups

Conclusion

• Next steps