Is this transation normal?

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When I was a senior in high school, I was in statistics class. My algebra 1 class was in 8th grade. When I was in 9th grade, I was in geometry, then algebra 2 in 10th, then precalculus, then statistics. Then, before I started college the school year after I was in 12th grade, I took a math placement test to see how good at math I was. I only got into beginning algebra. In algebra 1 in 8th grade, I didn't pay attention much. I had an easy time the first semester, but in the second semester, I didn't understand it at all anymore and since the teacher didn't check our homework and I didn't understand it, I just didn't do it. On the tests of the second semester, I don't know how, but I got Cs. I think I just wrote down random things to make it seem like I was trying and was given partial credit. This was five years ago, though, so maybe I understood how to do half of the parts of the equations and that's why I got Cs instead of Fs. On my college algebra placement test, I only got 29 points out of 100.

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  • dappled
    11 years ago

    I'm not really sure what you're asking but it sounds like you need to study algebra more.

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    • welkinson
      11 years ago

      In the title, by transation, I meant transition. I don't even know if transation is a word.

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  • D512
    11 years ago

    Woow. I had the same algebra problem. The only difference is that I took Pre cal and cal in hs so I relearned my algebra in those classes. Trig is my favorite kind of math I think :p (not that that's reverent).

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    • welkinson
      11 years ago

      I'm not sure what trig is but i was told trig was part of my algebra 2 class. When i think about it, its completely understandable that im in this situation because in my algebra 2 class, all my tests were open notes, including the finals.

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  • Steve92
    11 years ago

    I always liked algebra better than geometry!

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  • Clambones
    11 years ago

    As a math tutor I've noticed that the same classes get more difficult as time goes on.

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  • KnightNigelWellingtonXXI
    11 years ago

    You can be really good and geometry and Pre-Cal, but your algebra skills could suck. So yes it's normal. I don't know how you managed to get into Stats with abysmal Algebra knowledge though.

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    Knight Nigel Wellington XXI

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    • welkinson
      11 years ago

      Also in algebra 2, every test I had was an open notes test because I went to an inner city school and had an easy teacher for that class.

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