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Prentice Hall Algebra Two with Trigonometry
The book employs Kaufmann and Schwitters' straightforward, three-step approach to problem solving--which guides students in learning a skill, practicing the skill to solve equations, and then using the equations to solve applications ...
Kaufmann and Schwitters have built this text's reputation on clear and concise exposition, numerous examples, and plentiful problem sets.
Test Items and Chapter Tests for Kaufmann's Intermediate Algebra: Functions, Graphs, and Applications
Instructor's Solutions Manual for Kaufmann/Schwitters' Intermediate Algebra, Sixth Edition
College Algebra
This text's reputation is built on clear and concise exposition, numerous examples and plentiful problem sets.
Contains complete, worked-out solutions for odd problems.
Three nickels e . n nickels f . ( n − 2 ) nickels Ans . 5 ( 3 ) or 15 cents Ans . 5n cents Ans . 5 ( n − 2 ) cents 11. In a collection of coins there are four more dimes than quarters . If x represents the number of quarters ...