It is more than one I think because it becomes -1 over -12 WITHOUT the -power and then add the power and it becomes positive. Make the power positive and it will become negative making it less than 1.
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The answer is the first option.
Hope this helps. - M
1. You need to multiply the denominator by something that will make the content of the radical be a square—so that when you take the square root, you get something rational. Easiest and best is to multiply by √6. Of course, you must multiply the numerator by the same thing. Then simplify.
2. Identify the squares under the radical and remove them.
1 .Fridays and Saturdays, she works 16 hours
16 x $9.70 = $155.20
answer: her gross pay in a week: $155.20
2. 7 hours on Wednesday, 6 hours on Thursday, and 9 hours on Friday. His gross pay for all three days was $196.90
7 + 6 + 9 = 22
196.90 / 22 = $8.95
answer: his hourly rate was $8.95
3.hourly rate of $11.28 per hour worked 46 hours last week. She works overtime for hours exceeding 40 hours in a week. She is paid overtime at a rate of time and a half. What was her gross pay last week?
$11.28 x 40 = $451.20 ---normal 40 hours paid
46 - 40 = 6 (6 hours over time)
11.28 + 11.28/ 2 = $16.92 (overtime pays a rate of time and a half)
6 * $16.92 = $101.52
$451.20(40hours) + $101.52(6hours overtime) = $552.72
answer: her gross pay last week was $552.72
4. Paul received a $15 tip on a meal that cost $120. What percent of the meal cost was the tip?
15 / 120 = .125
.125 * 100 = 12.5%
answer: percent of the meal cost was the tip was 12.5%
5. Carly earns a weekly salary of $720 plus 4% commission. Last week, she sold $3250 worth of products. What was her gross pay?
4% = .04
$3,250 * .04 = $130 (commission on sold products)
$720 + $ 130 = $850
answer: her gross pay was $850
