Gwenny Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 What is the simplest, free app or website for help in solving algebra problems. My eldest is in public school, and with no textbook to help, I'm stumped at how to do the problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornblower Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 dd had a Mathway subscription on & off for years. I just looked at it & it looks a bit different so I'm not sure what's changed but back when she had it, the paid version showed more steps in solving than the free one.Also you could pause and restart the subscription. Well worth it for us. https://www.mathway.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiana Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 I have seen many students use Mathway. I will caution you that most do not use it appropriately -- they simply type the problem in and copy down the answers. As a result, they get the problem correct on the homework but are unable to perform on the tests. I would suggest that if you use an app, you use it to give hints to the student rather than simply explaining the answer. I would rather see a tutor or see you buy a cheap algebra book -- Lial's or other developmental college class textbooks are VERY cheap on amazon, and if you got beginning/intermediate algebra combo edition you'd be able to look up pretty much any type of problem in the index. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mytwomonkeys Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 (edited) My son was in public school last year. I found cymath helpful. It’s free in the App Store. It was helpful for me as the parent to see the steps & know we were doing it right. There’s also photomath and yhomework that we’ve used. I’m sure there are many other apps, websites, YouTube, Khan Academy etc. I had to utilize it all because I’d have to learn what my son was being taught just so I could explain it to him. And my son was only in advanced math for 7th grade! lol. And we had a tutor once a week too! So much homework... It was crazy. Edited January 1, 2018 by mytwomonkeys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkT Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 I don't know about "best" but I did use this App a few years back to try it out: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Mathematics [looks like it has not been updated.] today I would probably just google a "calculator" type online App. but I haven't because Algebra is just too easy to do in my head or quickly on paper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clear Creek Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 The photomath app is supposed to be very good. I have never used it, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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