Business Math Demystified

Allan G. Bluman is a professor emeritus at the Community College of Allegheny County, South Campus, near Pittsburgh. He has taught mathematics and statistics for over 35 years. He received an Apple for the Teacher award in recognition of his bringing excellence to the learning environment at South Campus. He has also taught statistics for Penn State University at the Greater Allegheny (McKeesport) Campus and at the Monroeville Center. He received his master's and doctor's degrees from the University of Pittsburgh. In addition to Elementary Statistics: A Step by Step Approach (Eighth Edition ©2012) and Elementary Statistics: A Brief Version (Fifth Edition ©2010), Al is a co-author on a liberal arts mathematics text published by McGraw-Hill, Math in Our World (2nd Edition ©2011). Al also the author of for mathematics books in the McGraw-Hill DeMystified Series. They are Pre-Algebra, Math Word Problems, Business Math, and Probability. Al Bluman is married and has two sons and a granddaughter.

• PREFACEChapter 1: Fractions -- ReviewChapter 2: Decimals -- ReviewChapter 3: Percent -- ReviewChapter 4: Formulas -- ReviewChapter 5: Checking AccountsChapter 6: Payroll and CommissionChapter 7: MarkupChapter 8: DiscountsChapter 9: Simple Interest and Promissory NotesChapter 10: Compound InterestChapter 11: Annuities and Sinking FundsChapter 12: Consumer CreditChapter 13: MortgagesChapter 14: InsuranceChapter 15: TaxesChapter 16: Stocks and BondsChapter 17: DepreciationChapter 18: InventoryChapter 19: Financial StatementsChapter 20: StatisticsChapter 21: Charts and GraphsFINAL EXAMANSWERS TO QUIZZES AND FINAL EXAMINDEX