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Wacky Word Problems: Games and Activities That Make Math Easy and Fun Paperback - 2004 - 1st Edition

by Lynette Long

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Don't Just Learn Word Problems... Master Them! Brimming with fun and educational games and activities, the Magical Math series provides everything you need to know to become a master of mathematics! In each of these books, Lynette Long uses her won unique style to help you truly understand mathematical concepts with common objects such as playing cards, dice, coins, and every mathematician's basic tools: paper and pencil. Inside Wacky Word Problems, you'll discover how to decode many different types of word problems-from counting, logic, and percentage problems to distance, algebra, geometry, and graphing problems-in order to solve real-world dilemmas. While you play exciting games like Measurement Jeopardy and Percentage War, you'll learn how to identify word cues, develop reasoning skill,s and spot key formulas that will help you solve any problem with ease. You'll also boost your math skills as you enter into crazy contests with yo...

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Don't Just Learn Word Problems... Master Them!

Brimming with fun and educational games and activities, the Magical Math series provides everything you need to know to become a master of mathematics! In each of these books, Lynette Long uses her won unique style to help you truly understand mathematical concepts with common objects such as playing cards, dice, coins, and every mathematician's basic tools: paper and pencil.

Inside Wacky Word Problems, you'll discover how to decode many different types of word problems-from counting, logic, and percentage problems to distance, algebra, geometry, and graphing problems-in order to solve real-world dilemmas. While you play exciting games like Measurement Jeopardy and Percentage War, you'll learn how to identify word cues, develop reasoning skill, s and spot key formulas that will help you solve any problem with ease. You'll also boost your math skills as you enter into crazy contests with your friends, create mystery word problems, and play word-problem charades-and have a great time doing it!

So why wait? Jump right in and find out how easy it is to become a word-problem master!

Also available in this series: Dazzling Division, Delightful Decimals and Perfect Percents, Fabulous Fractions, Groovy Geometry, Marvelous Multiplication, and Measurement Mania, all from Wiley.

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When you're not in class, how often do you ask yourself, "What is 821 + 53 + 444?"

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Don't Just Learn Word Problems... Master Them!

Brimming with fun and educational games and activities, the Magical Math series provides everything you need to know to become a master of mathematics! In each of these books, Lynette Long uses her won unique style to help you truly understand mathematical concepts with common objects such as playing cards, dice, coins, and every mathematician's basic tools: paper and pencil.

Inside Wacky Word Problems, you'll discover how to decode many different types of word problems-from counting, logic, and percentage problems to distance, algebra, geometry, and graphing problems-in order to solve real-world dilemmas. While you play exciting games like Measurement Jeopardy and Percentage War, you'll learn how to identify word cues, develop reasoning skill, s and spot key formulas that will help you solve any problem with ease. You'll also boost your math skills as you enter into crazy contests with your friends, create mystery word problems, and play word-problem charades-and have a great time doing it!

So why wait? Jump right in and find out how easy it is to become a word-problem master!

Also available in this series: Dazzling Division, Delightful Decimals and Perfect Percents, Fabulous Fractions, Groovy Geometry, Marvelous Multiplication, and Measurement Mania, all from Wiley.

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  • Title Wacky Word Problems: Games and Activities That Make Math Easy and Fun
  • Author Lynette Long
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 122
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Wiley
  • Publication date 2004-12-27
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780471210610 / 0471210617
  • Weight 0.51 lbs (0.23 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.42 x 7.4 x 0.3 in (23.93 x 18.80 x 0.76 cm)
  • Age range 08 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 3 - 7
  • Category Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction
  • Library of Congress subjects Mathematical recreations
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2004014921
  • Dewey Decimal Code 793.74

About the author

Lynette Long, PhD, is the author of many children's math books, including Fabulous Fractions, Measurement Mania, and Painless Algebra.

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