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The Math Handbook Everyday Math Made Simple Richard Elwes New York • London © 2011 by Richard Elwes All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the publisher, except by reviewers, who may quote brief passages in a review. Scanning, uploading, and electronic distribution of this book or the facilitation of the same without the permission of the publisher is prohibited. The picture credits constitute an extension to this copyright notice. Please purchase only authorized electronic editions, and do not participate in or encourage electronic piracy of copyrighted materials. Your support of the author’s rights is appreciated. Any member of educational institutions wishing to photocopy part or all of the work for classroom use or anthology should send inquiries to Permissions c/o Quercus Publishing Inc., 31 West th th 57 Street, 6 Floor, New York, NY 10019, or to [email protected]. ISBN 978-1-62365-294-4 Distributed in the United States and Canada by Random House Publisher Services c/o Random House, 1745 Broadway New York, NY 10019 Designed and illustrated by Patrick Nugent PICTURE CREDITS iStock: 4, 11, 66, 86, 140, 188, 205 Shutterstock: 18, 24, 35, 44, 73, 80, 95, 102, 110, 124, 174, 182, 197, 212 Thinkstock: 50, 57, 117, 148, 156, 166 Patrick Nugent: 132 www.quercus.com Contents Introduction The language of mathematics Addition Subtraction Multiplication Division Primes, factors and multiples
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