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Mineshaft - Life of Fred

This book covers intermediate mathematics including . . .

  • Milligrams and Pounds
  • Rounding Numbers
  • Three-eights of 19,416
  • Is a Quart less than (
  • What to Do with Eleven Hours of Free Time Each Day
  • Six Is What Fraction of 24?
  • Post Meridiem
  • Exponents
  • Extending the Domain of a Function
  • Perpendicular Lines
  • Diminutives
  • Rhombus
  • Can a Four-sided Figure Have Exactly Three Right Angles?
  • Cardinality of Sets
  • Sectors
  • Inverse Operations
  • the Largest Cardinal Number Isn't Six
  • Ounces, Gills, and Pints
  • 30% of 270
  • Division by 100
  • Subtracting 3 oz. From 4 lbs. 2 oz.
  • Subtracting 7 Minutes 25 Seconds from 20 Minutes 10 Seconds
  • Subtracting 2 Gallons 1 Quart from 4 Gallons
  • Chords of a Circle
  • Three Definitions of Diameter
  • Subtracting 40 Feet from 9 Miles
  • Fahrenheit to Celsius Conversions
  • Does x < y Imply y > x?
  • Converting 39 Inches into Feet
  • Finding the Sale Price after Taking 40% Off
  • the Image of an Element in the Domain of a Function
  • 63ºF = 17 2/9ºC


Unlike all other math programs, this one also teaches about:
• A Trillion Pounds of Rice to Cuba
• the Number of Stars in a Typical Galaxy
• What Piece of Leather Made Feudalism Possible
• Silent Letters
• Most Horses Achieve Few Outstanding Things in Life
• the Reason to Learn the Greek Alphabet
• Square Knots
• How Concrete Is Different than Cement
• Prolix vs. Laconic
• Freedom vs. Liberty
• Italicizing Book Titles
• Broiling vs. Pan Frying
• Freud, Skinner, and Maslow
• the Four Types of Sentences
• Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
• Pangolins
• Mammals
• Steak for One-year-olds
• Questions People Have at Different Stages in Life
• Why You Won't Bump into Moby Dick in Kansas
• Indications Your Daughter Will Become an English Major

The answers are included in the textbook.

AuthorStanley F. Schmidt, Ph.D.
Product CodeMR641
Length128 pages
PublisherLife of Fred
FormatHardcover, Black & White
Grade4-6
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