Accuplacer Prep for Elementary Algebra Test

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Extra help for problems on the Elementary Algebra Test. If you miss or do not know how to start answering the question, check out the links for explanation and additional practice.

1. Writing algebraic equations from a word problem.
   • Khan Academy – Basic algebraic expressions with word problems video
   • Algebra Lab – Translating Word Problems into Equations
2. Radical operations
   • Khan Academy – Simplifying square-root expressions video
   • Purplemath – Simplifying/Multiplying Radicals
3. Evaluating expressions
   • Khan Academy – Evaluating expressions with variables video
   • Purplemath – Evaluating expressions and polynomials
4. Area of circles
   • Khan Academy – Area and circumference of circles
   • Khan Academy – Shaded areas
5. Use the FOIL method to factor equations
   • Khan Academy – Strategy in factoring quadratics-part 1 video
   • Khan Academy – Strategy in factoring quadratics-part 2 video
   • Coolmath – Multiplying polynomials (binomials) using FOIL
6. Simplifying rational expressions with polynomials
   • Khan Academy – Reducing rational expressions to lowest terms
   • Purplemath – Simplifying rational expressions
7. Order of operations
   • Khan Academy – Adding and subtracting negative numbers
   • Khan Academy – Multiplying and dividing negative numbers
   • Khan Academy – Order of operations (big example) video
   • Purplemath – Order of operations (PEMDAS)
8. Solving equations
   • Khan Academy – Solving equations with variables on both sides video
   • Purplemath – Solving linear equations with parentheses
9. Solving inequalities
   
   • Khan Academy – One-step inequalities example video
   • Purplemath – Solving linear inequalities
10. Ordering
    • Khan Academy – Ordering negative numbers
    • Khan Academy – Comparing and ordering fractions video
11. Checking solutions
    • Khan Academy – Intro to equations 
    • Math is Fun – Solving equations
12. Adding rational expressions
    • Khan Acad- Adding and subtracting rational expressions (like denominators) video
    • Purplemath – Intro to adding and subtracting rational expressions
13. Graphing inequalities
    • Khan Academy – Plotting inequalities
    • Khan Academy – Inequalities with variables on both sides video
14. Solving systems of equations
    • Khan Academy – System of equations
    • Purplemath – Systems of linear equations: graphing
15. Factoring
    • Khan Academy – Factoring simple quadratics review
    • Purplemath – Factoring quadratics: The simple case
16. Dividing by monomials
    • Khan Academy – Dividing polynomials by x (with remainders) video
    • Coolmath – Dividing by monomials
17. Word problem perimeter and area
    
    • Khan Academy – Area & perimeter word problem: table video
    • AlgebraLab – Word problem lessons
18. Basic rate problems
    • Khan Academy – Rate review