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Summary: whats with the cover?
Review: I am confused... isn't the answer to the problem on the cover 176 and not 166? I mean isnt 76+6+94 176?I have not used the book, but came on here to order it after hearing about it on the news. I can't order something not accurate on the cover...
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Summary: Excellent book!
Review: I bought this book in preparation for the long summer months and my two rather demanding kids. My son (age 5) loves to do math and my daughter (7) is excellent with math problems though I wanted to show her how to do things "better". I, as an adult who has been fairly efficient with math problems, have always had various "quirky" tricks that help me arrive at a math solution fast. But I found it hard to explain to my children in a systematic way why my method works. This book does the job for me. It is not a theory book; it is not exactly a workbook, though it has exercises that one can follow. It guides the reader (preferrably an adult) systematically through the process of breaking down numbers in order to solve addition, substraction, multiplification and other problems fast. Each page progressively builds upon the previous pages. I have to admit that it helps that I have had experiences teaching and therefore I appreciate good teaching materials. I guess it also helps that I have always used certain tricks that this book discusses. But I really believe most people can benefit from this book. Each elementary school math teacher ought to get a copy of this book. Parents who wish to speed their children along with math can certainly learn a thing or two from this book as well.
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Summary: The books cover problem says 76+6+84 (eighty-four) not 94.
Review: In response to the previous reviewer who questioned this books value based upon the math problem shown on the cover. No, I haven't read this book either but I can read the cover pretty well.
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