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Organization
Skills Workshops
provide guided practices
for 15 essential math skills.
Each chapter and section opener begins
with a consistent plan for success.
Each chapter opens with a Reading Prep activity, which aligns
to specifi c Common Core State Standards. These activities set
the stage for student engagement with the content.
Real student quotes help students
connect to the content on a personal
level seen through the eyes of a peer.
Objectives defi ne the goals for
learning the section content and align
to the main headings in the section.
A list of important
business and
academic terms
creates a framework
for students to
build a personal
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Build Your Math
Skills provide a
warm-up for math
skills needed in
the lesson.
Money Matters opens each
chapter with interesting facts
about money, our economy,
and other important fi nancial
literacy topics.
Chapters are divided into
manageable sections for
better comprehension of
the content that is being
presented.
The text begins with Skills Workshops
that provide a foundation for learning.