basic math, and good reviews
if you can afford it, there are guides to mathematics available in stores.
They should help you, greatly. If you cannot afford new math college guides then used textbooks from halfpricebooks.com or another book seller like ebay.com
a math review search on abebooks (which is name of search for books at half price books) showed a "cliffs quick review basic math and pre algebra" for one dollar (about 2 dozen at that price), with 2.99 shipping and handling, which is cheaper than 10 dollars for a new cliffs review basic math and pre algebra I priced in a store last week. All bookstores should have a selection of basic review books for college about math.
be sure and buy a basic math book, not the subject specific GRE math book (that is for math majors to pass to take graduate math classes at college). The basic GRE book is okay because it reviews math and english, but maybe you want lower grade level information.
hope these sources of books that can more fully explain the rules of math help you. Also consider whatever college has the courses you are interested in taking should have the textbooks they use for the classes you want to take. Some common titles are "pharmacy calculations" or "drug calculations", and since they are the textbooks for health care they should explain better what type of math practice that would hold the most value to you.
secondly:
ratio problem.
if x is in denominator, multiply by both denominators, divide to isolate x.
if x is in numerator, multiply by denominator under x, if needed isolate x.
100 is to 36 as 45 is to x.
100:36::45:x.
100/36=45/x.
36x (100/36) = 36x (45/x).
100x = 36(45).
100x/100 = 36(45/100).
x =1620/100 = 16.2
72^2 * 4 /40 = 72*72 * 1/10 = 518.4
x/50 = 46/92 (multiply both sides by fifty)
x = 2300/92 = 25.
90x - 9 + 23x + 35 = 0 (combine like terms, and subtract constants to move)
(90 + 23) (x) + (35-9)(1) =0.
113x + 26 = 0.
113x +26 -26 = 0 -26.
113x = -26.
113x/113 = -26/113 = x <> -0.230088496
68/45 = 70/x (multiply by 45x).
68(45x)/45 = 45x(70)/x.
68x = 45(70). (divide by 68 to isolate x).
68x/68 = 45(70)/68 = x =3150/68 <> 46.32352941
4x + 3 = 21 + 3x (combine like terms, isolate x).
4x -3x +3 -3 = 21 -3 +3x -3x.
x = 18.
7 + 13x - 8 = 35 + 2x (combine like terms, isolate x.)
13x -2x + 7-7 + 8-8 = 2x -2x + 35 -7 +8.
11x = 0x +36.
11x/11 = 36/11 = x <> 3.27272727
100 * (52^2) / (40^2)
(52^2) * 100 / 1600
(52^2)/16 = 169.
9 * (36^2) /(72^2) = 9/4 = 2.25
21x + 45 - 7x = 90 (combine like terms)
(21 -7)x +45 -45 = 90 -45.
14x = 45.
14x/14 =45/14 = x <> 3.2142857
again let me say that any of the books I mentioned or any text book on basic math and pre algebra or even algebra should help you. Do not buy a book on calculus, you are not ready for that yet. Hope that helps.
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