Murderous Maths - Fractions and Averages: The Mean and Vulgar Bits (Paperback)

Using a host of hilarious characters, Kjartan Poskitt presents all the tricks, tips and shortcuts to statistics they don't teach at school. Readers will find out how fractions can save them from the toxic mutant fish of Fastbuck, what makes Pongo McWhiffy a mathematical freak, and travel to Planet Mean to discover how averages can be absolutely revolting. Guarantee: this book contains absolutely no sums!

How to deal with fractions and averages
All the bits that were too rude and badly behaved to get into "The Essential Arithmetricks" are in here! Yes, whether you're sharing a pizza with the most fanciable person you know, arguing over the bill, or even if you're just working out who you love the most, you need to know about fractions (the vulgar bits) and averages (the mean bits). Not only does this book tell you all about fractions, decimals, means, modes and medians, it tells you how to smash them all to bits with prime numbers. Of course you also get to catch up on One Finger Jimmy, Half Smile and their gang, you follow Pongo McWhiffy's desperate attempts to get off with the terribly lovely Veronica Gumfloss, you defeat Professor Fiendish and the one-legged-Bottigrubs and you save the Fastbuck sewage system from being overtaken by hairy mutant fish. Worst of all you'll meet the "Meanies" and find out why they chop bits of their fingers off and wear half a bra. Be warned though, because of the vulgar nature of fractions, this Murderous Maths book is probably the most murderous yet!