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McGraw-Hill/Contemporary’sAchieving TABE Success in Mathematics Study Guide: Level A
Directions: Study the skills that are checked (√), check the answers as you work, and record the date completed and score. Check with your instructor if you find you are having difficulty.
√ / Unit / Skill / Pages / Date / ScorePretest / Skills Inventory Pretest / 1-6
1- Whole Numbers / Reviewing basic addition facts / 8
Reviewing basic subtraction facts / 9
Reviewing basic multiplication facts / 10
Reviewing basic division facts / 11
Computation with Whole Numbers / 12
Working with exponents and powers / 13-14
Multiplying by powers of 10 / 15
Finding a square root / 16
Following order of operations / 17
Rounding whole numbers / 18
Estimating answers / 19
Reading very large numbers / 20
Whole Numbers Skills Checkup / 21
2-Problem Solving / Following a five-step plan / 22
Identifying the question / 23
Identifying too much or too little information / 24
Deciding which operation to use / 25
Identifying the steps to follow / 26
Setting up and solving the problem / 27
Estimating answers for word problems / 28
Rounding to solve word problems / 29
Problem Solving Skills Checkup / 30-31
3-Decimals / Reviewing Decimal place value / 32
Labeling place-value columns / 33
Comparing and ordering Decimals / 34
Rounding Decimals / 35
Adding Decimals / 36
Subtracting Decimals / 37
Multiplying Decimals / 38
Multiplying by powers of 10 / 39
Writing numbers in scientific notation / 40-41
Dividing a Decimal by a whole number / 42
Dividing by a Decimal / 43
Writing zeros to continue dividing / 44
Using decimals to solve word problems / 45
Decimals Skills Checkup / 46-47
4-Fractions / Reviewing the meaning of Fractions / 48
Renaming mixed numbers and improper Fractions / 49
Finding equivalent Fractions / 50
Changing Fractions to decimals / 51
Changing decimals to fractions / 52
Comparing and ordering Fractions / 53
Estimating with fractions / 54
Using divisibility rules / 55
Adding and Subtracting like Fractions / 56
Regrouping to subtract Fractions / 57
Adding and Subtracting unlike Fractions / 58
Multiplying Fractions / 59
Multiplying mixed numbers / 60
Canceling before you Multiply / 61
Dividing to find a fraction of a number / 62
Dividing Fractions / 63
Using Fractions to solve word problems / 64-65
Fractions Skills Checkup / 66-67
5-Integers / Reviewing positive and negative numbers / 68
Working with absolute value / 69
Adding Integers / 70
Subtracting Integers / 71
Multiplying and Dividing Integers / 72
Using Integers to solve word problems / 73
Integers Skills Checkup / 74-75
6-Ratio, Proportion, and
Percent / Writing Ratios / 76
Identifying a Proportion / 77
Writing a Proportion / 78
Finding the missing term in a Proportion / 79
Finding a unit rate / 80
Using Proportion to solve word problems / 81
Understanding Percent / 82
Finding a fraction of a Percent / 83
Changing a fraction to a Percent / 84
Changing decimal to a Percent / 85
Finding a Percent of a number / 86
Seeing Percent as a part to whole relationship / 87
Solving three types of Percent problems / 88-89
Writing a Percent problem as an equation / 90
Using Percent to solve word problems / 91
Ratio, Proportion, and Percent Skills Checkup / 92-93
7-Probability, Data, and
Statistics / Investigating Probability / 94-95
Finding mean, median, and mode / 96-97
Gathering data for a survey / 98
Reading a table / 99
Reading a complex table or chart / 100
Reading a bar graph / 101
Reading a double bar graph / 102
Reading a line graph / 103
Identifying trends and making predictions / 104
Reading a circle graph / 105
Finding Percent of change in a graph / 106
Recognizing appropriate display of data in graphs / 107
Probability, Data, and Statistics Skills Checkup / 108-109
8-Algebra / Identifying patterns / 110
Analyzing relationships in number sentences / 111
Working with functions / 112
Using inverse operations / 113
Using variables in algebraic expressions / 114-115
Evaluating algebraic expressions / 116
Writing algebraic equations and inequalities / 117
Solving equations / 118-119
Combining terms / 120
Solving equations with more than one step / 121
Simplifying equations that contain fractions / 122
Using the distributive property to solve equations / 123
Using equations to solve word problems / 124
Using formulas / 125
Solving inequalities / 126-127
Algebra Skills Checkup / 128-129
9-Geometry / Reviewing basic Geometry terms / 130
Classifying angles / 131
Recognizing relationships between lines / 132
Recognizing corresponding angles / 133
Using angle relationships / 134-135
Identifying polygons / 136-137
Recognizing types of triangles / 138
Using the Pythagorean Theorem / 139
Working with the coordinate grid / 140
Understanding transformations / 141-142
Geometry Skills Checkup / 143-144
10-Measurement / Reading a scale / 145
Using a ruler / 146
Reviewing customary units of measure / 147
Converting units within the customary system / 148
Reviewing the metric system / 149
Converting units within the metric system / 150-151
Converting between customary and metric units / 152
Finding perimeter / 153
Finding circumference / 154
Finding area / 155
Finding volume / 156-157
Measurement Skills Checkup / 158-159
Posttest / Skills Inventory Posttest / 160-168
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