Algebra students in Laguna Beach often experience struggles with greatest common factor (GCF) and least common multiple (LCM). Many times, Algebra students have understood GCF and LCM in elementary school when those problems only included numbers. But when variables are thrown into the mix in Algebra class, all understanding can go out the window. Truthfully,…

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Students studying Algebra in Tustin can often benefit from the help of a tutor when it comes to factoring.  Knowing the common factors of numbers and variables is the first step in factoring.  From there, an Algebra tutor can teach his/her Tustin student about the FOIL method of multiplying and factoring. To review, let’s start…

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Factoring is one of the major lessons learned in Algebra. For Algebra students in Costa Mesa, they may need a tutor to help them practice and comprehend factoring.  There are many different ways to learn the factors in Algebra, and with practice it becomes second nature. Factoring begins in Pre-Algebra.  Costa Mesa Algebra students may…

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On a recent Algebra tutor blog post, I wrote about “radical” Algebra problems with square roots. As an experienced Algebra tutor, I always say the most important thing for radical Algebra problems is that you break down the radicand (that number inside the radical) into at least one perfect square. Radical Algebra Integer Review So,…

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