Book excerpt: The winning equation for success in algebra is practice, practice, practice! This book will help you develop skills in algebra. Inside are numerous lessons to help you better understand the subject. These lessons are accompanied by hundreds of exercises to practice what you’ve learned, along with a complete answer key to check your work. Throughout this book you will learn the terms to help you understand algebra, and you will expand your knowledge of the subject through dozens of sample problems and their solutions. With the lessons in this book, you will find it easier than ever to grasp concepts in algebra. And with a variety of exercises for practice, you will gain confidence using your growing algebra skills in your classwork and on exams. You’ll be on your way to mastering these topics and more: • Handling decimals and fractions • Using variables • Graphing linear equations • Multiplying polynomials • Working with quadratic equations • Radical equations • Solving word problems