Place Values, Decimals, and Number Sense

Foundational Math: Book One

A funny math book for teens and adults!

‍ ‍Is your forehead alarmingly flat from pounding it on the table? Have you tried blowing helium into your ears to no avail?

Well, at Mathematics for Everyone, we know how you feel. Somewhere along the line, math just stopped making sense. Then everything else stopped making sense too. Ducks were walking upside down across your lawn.

Let us help. This is a series that’s going to restart you from the beginning of math and get you back to the … well, let’s face it. The world is never going to be sane, but we can at least get the math part to work for you.

Join us for Place Values, Decimals, and Number Sense. We’ll get you back on track without talking down to you, with practical real-world examples, standardized test tips, and the occasional stick figure too.

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