Bibliograph

The complete how to figure it, Darrell Huff ; illustrated by Carolyn R. Kinsey ; designed by Kristy Maria Huff

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The complete how to figure it, Darrell Huff ; illustrated by Carolyn R. Kinsey ; designed by Kristy Maria Huff

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The complete how to figure it

Oclc number

33668127

Responsibility statement

Darrell Huff ; illustrated by Carolyn R. Kinsey ; designed by Kristy Maria Huff

Summary

"When should I roll over my mortgage?" "How much paint will it take to redo the house?" "How can I improve my first-serve percentage in tennis?" The math anxious and math avoiders among us can't even balance our checkbooks, but modern life regularly confronts us with puzzling calculations. Now Darrell Huff, best-selling author of the classic How to Lie with Statistics, offers easy-to-follow solutions (with and without a pocket calculator) to the thousand and one calculations we need to make day by day, from budgeting current expenses to planning for retirement, from purchasing a home to travel, sports, and entertainment

Table Of Contents

A lifetime money strategy -- Some personal things -- Interest and saving -- Investing -- Other people's money -- Getting a home loan -- Spending -- Measuting things -- House planning -- Building things -- Measuring at home -- Rafters and beams -- Around the house -- Operating your shelter -- Workshop numbers -- Your car -- Travel -- Outdoors -- Fun and games -- Business decisions -- Conversions -- Math in a hurry -- Chance and statistics -- Reality and illusion -- Stretching a calculator -- Computer does numbers

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