Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: demonstrate a conceptual understanding of the meaning and application of whole numbers, common fractions, decimals, ratios, percentages, statistics, and measurement; execute competency in addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of whole numbers, fractions, percent and the understanding of the concepts underlying these operations; illustrate the ability to convert and calculate English systems to metric and metric system to English system; demonstrate how to calculate basic statistics such as mean, median, mode, and range; compose a critical thinking essay on topic choices given in class; apply basic rules of probability to everyday life; explain how to assign a probability to events.