The Work Math Workout: Business Basics, Data & Problem Solving (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798255291502)

The workplace runs on numbers. Most people just nod along and hope nobody asks them to show their working.

Margin versus markup - you've nodded through that distinction more than once. Percentage change in monthly figures, break-even calculations, reading a basic chart without misreading the axis - these show up in meetings, reports, and decisions every week. The gap between people who are confident with these numbers and people who aren't is almost entirely practice.

The Work Math Workout closes that gap. It covers the real numerical skills that come up in professional and business contexts: profit margins, markup and discount calculations, percentage change, break-even analysis, reading and interpreting charts and tables, basic statistics for workplace data, and logical problem-solving frameworks.

Inside each of the 7 chapters:

• Quick Reference Card - The concept in plain English. One page.


• 4 Fully Worked Examples - Every step shown. Every calculation explained.


• Set A: 20 standard practice problems. Build the skill.


• Set B: 20 real-world word problems. Use the skill.


• Set C: 10 mental math challenges. No calculator allowed.


• Set D: 5 "Explain It" prompts. Prove you understand it, not just calculate it.


• Brain Break - A fascinating bit of business or economic history.


• Full Answer Key - At the end of each chapter.

Book 5 - the final volume - of the Math Didn't Have to Be This Hard: The Workout Series. Same format. Same voice. The numbers behind every professional decision, finally within reach.

Grab a pencil. Let's finish what we started.

Written in collaboration with AI under the author's direction. All mathematical content, problems, examples, and answers have been verified for accuracy. Despite verification, errors may remain.

Author: Sizu Riatto
ISBN-13: 9798255291502
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 04/07/2026
Pages: 164
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.87lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.35d