Business Math For Dummies
Chapter One
Starting from the Beginning
In This Chapter
* Aligning fractions, decimals, and percents to their place in business
* Understanding how formulas can help you solve business math problems
* Using exponents in everything financial
* Dealing with the math for inventory, overhead, and depreciation
* Picturing business scenarios using tables, charts, and graphs
Business mathematics involves a lot of arithmetic, some algebra, a touch
of geometry, and dibs and dabs of other mathematical topics. But the
major portion of mathematics that's found in business is arithmetic.
Getting you off to a good start is the goal of this chapter. You may be looking
for answers to some deep, dark mathematical secrets; this chapter helps you
light the way toward realizing that the basic math involved in business was
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