For arithmetic-based Business Math courses at the undergraduate level. Will sometimes fit courses titled Consumer Math or Personal Finance. 

The focus of the 8^th Edition of Business Mathematics(Brief Edition) is to provide students with the tools they need to solve mathematical problems they will encounter in both their personal and professional lives. Students are presented math in contexts that are familiar to them and that they care about: math needed for everyday business transactions, math needed to make important personal finance decisions, and math needed to start or run a small business.

Now available with Business Math Brief Version, 8/e:

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This text is also available in a full version (21 chapters). Business Math, 8/e, Cleaves & Hobbs 

For arithmetic-based Business Math courses at the undergraduate level. Will sometimes fit courses titled Consumer Math or Personal Finance. 

The focus of the 8^th Edition of Business Mathematics(Brief Edition) is to provide students with the tools they need to solve mathematical problems they will encounter in both their personal and professional lives. Students are presented math in contexts that are familiar to them and that they care about: math needed for everyday business transactions, math needed to make important personal finance decisions, and math needed to start or run a small business.

• Business decision-making theme: features a focus on linking mathematics with real business practices in real businesses.
• Motivational real-life situations: features chapter-opening scenarios, end-of-chapter case studies, 10 "The Real World" business math video cases, and "News That Counts."
• Student-friendly textbook format and flow of text: features workbook format and early basic math chapters.
• Chapter exercises facilitate the learning process: features Stop and Check exercises, section exercises, two exercise sets at the end of each chapter, and a practice test at the end of each chapter.
• Student supplements include a free copy of ReviewMaster Tutorial CD, free PH Math Tutor Access, a free Study Guide, a free copy of Business Math Excel Applications (Laughbaum and Seidel), a Student Solutions manual, and an expanded companion website.
• Instructor supplements include a comprehensive PowerPoint lecture presentation package, an Instructor's Video Case Toolkit, an Instructor's Resource Manual, an Instructor's Resource CD, a Quick Reference Table booklet, a Test Item file, a TestGen computerized testing program, and OneKey Access to all course materials.

This edition is thoroughly updated to include:

• 21 new chapter-opening cases introduce math applications discussed in the chapter with examples of interest to students.
• 30 new end-of-chapter application cases deal with personal finance and small business-related situations that require students to "do the math" in contexts of interest to them.
• 10 "Real World" video cases, now included in Appendix A, dramatize how important math skills are in the successful management of a small business and how important these skills are in the day-to-day lives of the employees of The 7^th Inning Sports Memorabilia Company.

• MathXL® and MyMathLab® for Business Math provide a powerful classroom management, homework, tutorial, and assessment tools. Students can take chapter quizzes or tests in MathXL and MyMathLab and receive personalized study plans based on their test results. The study plan diagnoses weaknesses and links students directly to tutorial exercises for the outcomes they need to study and retest. All student work can be tracked in MathXL’s online gradebook. Three packaging options--MyMathLab, MathXL, or MathXL Tutorials on CD--provide flexible platforms to fit your course goals. For more information, visit our websites at www.mymathlab.com and www.mathxl.com, or contact your sales representative.

1.      Whole Numbers

2.      Fractions

3.      Decimals

4.      Banking

5.      Equations

6.      Percents

7.      Business Statistics

8.      Trade and Cash Discounts

9.      Markup and Markdown

10.  Payroll

11.  Simple Interest and Simple Discount

12.  Consumer Credit

13.  Compound Interest, Future Value, and Present Value

14.  Annuities and Sinking Funds

15.  Mortgages

Business Math - Arithmetic Based  (Business Math)

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