Evaluate 9 ÷ 3[(18 − 10) − 2^2]. 36 12 0.25 0.75
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Answer:
3/2 or 1 1/2 squares.
Step-by-step explanation:
It says it on the image attached. Also, it's what you get when you multiply
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The question is worded a bit strangely (in my opinion anyway), but I think your teacher wants you to describe how exponents work.
Let's say we had the expression
The base is 5 as its the bottom most value (think of something like the base of a tree or building). The exponent is 3.
The exponent of 3 tells the reader to multiply the base 5 by itself 3 times like so
With larger exponents, it becomes more tedious to write out all the repeated multiplications, which is why many calculators have an exponent button to save time.