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Necessary numbers : an everyday guide to sizes, measures, and more

text Necessary numbers : an everyday guide to sizes, measures, and more

Summary

At last--a book that takes the "numb" out of numbers. Readers will discover which is higher in sodium: fast food, french fries or the hamburger; why Route 66 is Route 66 and not Route 67; what the four extra digits in zip codes stand for; and much more.

Contents
Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Age, extraordinary -- Air quality index (AQI) -- Alcohol in beverages -- Alcohol, blood levels (BAC) -- Analog vs. digital -- Annual percentage rate (APR) -- Aspect ratio -- Bar codes -- Barometric pr... Read more
Format
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Description
xi, 292 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Publisher
Portable Press 2002

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Library Location Status
Woodmere (Main Branch) 530.8 BLO in Adult Non-fiction Available

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