Studying for 25 hours......

Not everyone has the same learning style or learns at the same speed, so dont compare yourself to a friend. Are you strong in all the math you have done up until now? Basic math is essential to pre algebra and algebra. If 1 piece of the puzzle is missing it will be hard to put the rest together.

I can tell you one thing you did wrong right now. That is waaay too long to work on anything at a stretch. You need to sleep, give your brain a rest, think of something else for a while and then come back to it.

I have been told by nursing student friends of mine that your brain needs breaks and after 2 hours of studying, take a break. Your brain will not absorb anything after 2 hours and the studying time after that is worthless without a break. Also 25 hours with no sleep is WAY too long. If you don't get it, give it up for the night and start again in the morning. Your brain probably just needs rest.

If you are driving yourself crazy not 'getting' it, walk away for a while. Take a break. Take a nap. Take a shower. Do SOMETHING to clear your head. Only AFTER you've cleared your head and calmed yourself down should you go back and give it another go. It will click.

Is there anyone you know that can help you with algebra? I'm not good at it at all and I've got an AA degree plus some (technically a JR in college) and I probably would be exactly where you are trying to understand algebra now.

You'll be fine. Algebra isn't going to make or break you.

Your lack of sleep is the problem. I don't believe for a minute that you have literally sat 25 hours nonstop on one algebra problem. That's insane. You need the help of a tutor.

I will get sleep but i think this

Math books sucks and it isnt me very much

It taught me very different from what my friend learned *** i wasted

All my time

Sorry i meant chapter which there are 3 sections i do not understand

So, you're stuck on a problem or chapter and you've been up for 25 hours.

At first I thought I was reading the lyrics to a song but then I realized they didn't rhyme.

Is it a problem or an entire chapter? Why not post it here and we can offer some advice?

Get some sleep.

Get some sleep. You can't possible concentrate if you don't sleep maybe thats why you can't understand this one algebra problem. Also, if you are in 11th grade then you probably aren't a pre-nursing student so why are you in here in the first place? Shouldn't you be emailing your teacher or something to ask for help on algebra? Of course, I am not undermining the pre-nursing students's ability to comprehend an algebra problem (had you posted one up) but I am just saying...a teacher is there to guide and help you on your learning. So you might want to ask your teacher first before anyone else.

First of all, your brain needs sleep. It's pointless to study for that long because you won't retain anything, so yes, you will be wasting your time. Like someone else said, study for 2 or 3 hours at a time and take a break for about half an hour (eat, watch tv, anything. As long as it's not remotely related to school).

Secondly, have you tried youtube for help. I swear, I would have failed a few classes if it wasn't for youtube. Go to youtube and type in khan academy. He explains everything very clearly. Good luck.