Sample Puzzles by Section • Book A

1. Tools for Algebra
Distributive Property

2. Rational Numbers and Expressions
Simplifying and Evaluating Expressions

3. Equations and Problems
Solving Two-Step Equations

4. Solving Word Problems
Solving Problems Involving Two or Three Unknowns

5. Rates, Proportion, and Percent
Solving Problems Using Proportions

6. Introduction to Graphs and Functions
Interpreting the Graph of a Function

7. Linear Patterns and Their Graphs
Writing an Equation in Slope-Intercept Form, Then Drawing the Graph

8. Systems of Linear Equations
Solving Systems Using Multiplication With the Elimination Method

9. Inequalities
Solving Two-Step Inequalities

10. Enrichment and Extras
The Adventure Club Car Wash

COMPLETE ANSWER SECTION BOOK A
Answers for Pages 1.10 - 1.14

Sample Puzzles by Section • Book B

11. Exponents and Exponential Functions
Multiplication Properties of Exponents (Positive Exponents)

12. Operations With Polynomials
Multiplying Polynomials

13. Factoring Polynomials
Factoring Trinomials of the Form x^2 + bx + c

14. Quadratic Equations and Functions
Solving Quadratic Equations Using the Quadratic Formula

15. Radical Expressions and Equations
Simplifying Products of Radicals

16. Triangles
Solving Problems Using the Pythagorean Theorem

17. Rational Expressions
Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions With Polynomial Denominators

18. Rational Equations and Functions
Solving Rational Equations (Solving a Quadratic Equation Is Not Required)

19. Probability
Theoretical and Experimental Probability

20. Enrichment and Extras
Getting Down

COMPLETE ANSWER SECTION BOOK B
Answers for Pages 14.5 - 14.7