Preface
Diagnostic Pretest
0. Prealgebra Review
0.1 Simplifying Fractions
0.2 Adding and Subtracting Fractions
0.3 Multiplying and Dividing Fractions
0.4 Using Decimals
How Am I Doing? Sections 0.1–0.4
0.5 Percents, Rounding, and Estimating
0.6 Using the Mathematics Blueprint for Problem Solving
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Chapter 0 Review Problems
How Am I Doing? Chapter 0 Test
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1. Real Numbers and Variables
1.1 Adding Real Numbers
1.2 Subtracting Real Numbers
1.3 Multiplying and Dividing Real Numbers
1.4 Exponents
1.5 The Order of Operations
How Am I Doing? Sections 1.1–1.5
1.6 Using the Distributive Property to Simplify Algebraic Expressions
1.7 Combining Like Terms
1.8 Using Substitution to Evaluate Algebraic Expressions and Formulas
1.9 Grouping Symbols
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Chapter 1 Review Problems
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2. Equations, Inequalities, and Applications
2.1 The Addition Principle of Equality
2.2 The Multiplication Principle of Equality
2.3 Using the Addition and Multiplication Principles Together
2.4 Solving Equations with Fractions
How Am I Doing? Sections 2.1–2.4
2.5 Translating English Phrases into Algebraic Expressions
2.6 Using Equations to Solve Word Problems
2.7 Solving Word Problems: The Value of Money and Percents
2.8 Solving Inequalities in One Variable
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3. Graphing and Functions
3.1 The Rectangular Coordinate System
3.2 Graphing Linear Equations
3.3 The Slope of a Line
How Am I Doing? Sections 3.1–3.3
3.4 Writing the Equation of a Line
3.5 Graphing Linear Inequalities
3.6 Functions
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Cumulative Test for Chapters 0–3
4. Systems of Linear Equations and Inequalities
4.1 Systems of Linear Equations in Two Variables
4.2 Systems of Linear Equations in Three Variables
How Am I Doing? Sections 4.1-4.2
4.3 Applications of Systems of Linear Equations
4.4 Systems of Linear Inequalities
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5. Exponents and Polynomials
5.1 The Rules of Exponents
5.2 Negative Exponents and Scientific Notation
5.3 Fundamental Polynomial Operations
How Am I Doing? Sections 5.1–5.3
5.4 Multiplying Polynomials
5.5 Multiplication: Special Cases
5.6 Dividing Polynomials
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6. Factoring
6.1 Removing a Common Factor
6.2 Factoring by Grouping
6.3 Factoring Trinomials of the Form x2 + bx + c
6.4 Factoring Trinomials of the Form ax
