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.

• Chapter 1. Introduction to Problem SolvingChapter 2. Solving Decimal and Fraction ProblemsChapter 3. Solving Percent ProblemsChapter 4. Solving Proportion and Formula ProblemsChapter 5. Equations and Algebraic RepresentationChapter 6. Solving Number and Digit ProblemsChapter 7. Solving Coin and Age ProblemsChapter 8. Solving Distance and Mixture ProblemsChapter 9. Solving Finance, Lever, and Work ProblemsChapter 10. Solving Word Problems Using Two EquationsChapter 11. Solving Word Problems Using Quadratic EquationsChapter 12. Solving Word Problems in Geometry, Probability, and StatisticsFinal ExamAnswers to Quizzes and Final ExamSuggestions for Success in MathematicsIndex

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.

• Chapter 1. Introduction to Problem SolvingChapter 2. Solving Decimal and Fraction ProblemsChapter 3. Solving Percent ProblemsChapter 4. Solving Proportion and Formula ProblemsChapter 5. Equations and Algebraic RepresentationChapter 6. Solving Number and Digit ProblemsChapter 7. Solving Coin and Age ProblemsChapter 8. Solving Distance and Mixture ProblemsChapter 9. Solving Finance, Lever, and Work ProblemsChapter 10. Solving Word Problems Using Two EquationsChapter 11. Solving Word Problems Using Quadratic EquationsChapter 12. Solving Word Problems in Geometry, Probability, and StatisticsFinal ExamAnswers to Quizzes and Final ExamSuggestions for Success in MathematicsIndex

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.

• Chapter 1. Introduction to Problem SolvingChapter 2. Solving Decimal and Fraction ProblemsChapter 3. Solving Percent ProblemsChapter 4. Solving Proportion and Formula ProblemsChapter 5. Equations and Algebraic RepresentationChapter 6. Solving Number and Digit ProblemsChapter 7. Solving Coin and Age ProblemsChapter 8. Solving Distance and Mixture ProblemsChapter 9. Solving Finance, Lever, and Work ProblemsChapter 10. Solving Word Problems Using Two EquationsChapter 11. Solving Word Problems Using Quadratic EquationsChapter 12. Solving Word Problems in Geometry, Probability, and StatisticsFinal ExamAnswers to Quizzes and Final ExamSuggestions for Success in MathematicsIndex