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This math instructional manual is designed to successfully prepare adult students for the TABE 11 & 12 Level M math test and vocational training admission tests. In other words, this manual presents exercises that help adult education programs, Workforce programs, and their adult students meet the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) math expectations. It offers Ten chapters that cover all the TABE 11 & 12 and Math CCR standards content such as: 1) measurement and data 2) number and operations (plus fractions), 3) statistics and probability, 4) number and operations in base ten, 5) operations and algebraic thinking, 6) geometry, 7) expressions and equations, 8) ratios and proportional relationships, and 9) the number system. The book also offers step-by-step instruction, plus practice exercises and answer keys, questions and tasks that encourage pair work and group work, and classroom discussion on math ideas and concepts. It presents 2 practice tests that mimic the TABE 11 & 12 level M test format and rigor, plus answer keys. Specifically, this manual invites math teachers to provide learners with the space and time to experiment with math concepts and ideas and to get deeper in their learning process. For example, the tasks presented in this book aim to make learners think more deeply about math and therefore improve their mathematical thinking skills, provide learners with hands-on tasks relevant to their situation, help learners connect their math learning with the real world, create opportunities for learners to read about, write about, and discuss math ideas and concepts.