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

The answers are included in the textbook.