Stop making this common algebra simplification mistake with fractions. Many students incorrectly cancel variables in the ...

Master negative fractional exponents with these simple step-by-step examples. Following up on our previous lesson, this ...

In algebra, letters are used when numbers are not known. Algebraic terms, such as \(2s\) or \(8y\), leave the multiplication signs out. So rather than \(2 \times s\), write \(2s\), and rather than \(8 ...

Expanding brackets means multiplying everything inside a bracket by the term or expression immediately in front of the bracket. For example, in the expression \(3(m+7)\)both \(m\) and 7 must be ...