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mlovering456
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Need help with easy problem--thanks!

by mlovering456 Sat Oct 15, 2011 2:07 pm

I thought I was feeling fairly comfortable with exponents, but I got this problem wrong--I I know can use long division on it but it would take to long, so what are some possible shortcuts that I could take? Thanks.

(8)^2(3)^3(2)^4/ (96)^2
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Re: Need help with easy problem--thanks!

by RonPurewal Sun Oct 16, 2011 2:23 am

mlovering456 Wrote:I thought I was feeling fairly comfortable with exponents, but I got this problem wrong--I I know can use long division on it but it would take to long, so what are some possible shortcuts that I could take? Thanks.

(8)^2(3)^3(2)^4/ (96)^2


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