Life of Fred – Mineshaft

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