The Transcontinental Railroad Using Proportions to Solve Problems |
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| Author:
| Shea, Therese |
| Series title: | Math for the REAL World Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4042-6075-7 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2009 |
| Publisher: | Rosen Publishing Group
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $10.00Contact Supplier contact
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Book Description:
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This book explains how to use proportions to solve problems while examining the obstacles that were overcome to complete the first transcontinental railroad. Chapter Titles: New Ideas for a Growing Country, Early Trains, Starts and Stops in Government, Railroad Schemes, The Workers, Changing Ways of Life, Race to the End, The Railroad Legacy.
This book explains how to use proportions to solve problems while examining the obstacles that were overcome to complete the first transcontinental railroad. Chapter Titles: New Ideas for a Growing Country, Early Trains, Starts and Stops in Government, Railroad Schemes, The Workers, Changing Ways of Life, Race to the End, The Railroad Legacy.