Math Stories for Problem Solving Success: Ready-To-Use Activities for Grades 7-12

by James Overholt, Nancy Aaberg, Jim Lindsey

Here are 51 interesting, true-to-life situations to motivate teenagers to apply math skills for solving everyday problems. For example, in the story "The Challenge" students use decimals and averages as they compare rival football teams' statistics. In "An Interesting Loan," they get practical experience working with money as they help Mike figure out how to pay for a new dirt bike. Each reproducible story is followed by three increasingly difficult...

• Format: Spiral-bound
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0876285701
• ISBN13: 9780876285701
• Release Date: November 1989
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.8" x 11.1"