Math MattersThis book is about some of the basic ideas in mathematics that people are likely to encounter in the normal course of their lives. It is about money-statistics, relations, probabilit graphs, decision making, codes, logic, languages, and much more. It was written to help people develop their mathematical problem solving skills and to help them see how mathematics is a part of modern society. |
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Chapter | 1 |
INVESTING YOUR MONEY | 16 |
UNDERSTANDING YOUR BANK CARD BILL | 23 |
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