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MBA IT, Mater in Science and Technology
Devry
Jul-1996 - Jul-2000
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Devry University
Mar-2010 - Oct-2016
Complete the worksheet below. Make sure the answers are ON the document. send it back to me. Make sure the answers are CLEAR and concise. thanks.
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Assignment: Divide Powers
Part I: Practice dividing powers
Use division to simplify each expression. Be sure to write each answer in its simplest form, with
positive exponents only. Show all work leading to your answer.
4a 7
1.
a3 2. b2
5b10 3. 3m5 n 2
m4 4. x2y 9
2x 3 y 6 5. a3 b 2 c
a3 bc 5 6. 3 pq 3
4p4q 8 r © K12 Inc. 7. 14f 7 gh8
7g 2 h11 8. 2x12 y 4 z10
10 x 9 y 15 z 2 Part II: Dividing Powers to Solve Real-world Problems
Set up and simplify a division of powers expression to solve each problem. Give your answer in
both exponential form and as a whole number, showing all work leading to your answer. Then
write a sentence to explain your answer. 9. The population of the African country Uganda has been growing at a steady rate for
several decades. Assuming that the current population is about 225 million and that the
country has an approximate land area of 217 square miles, about how many people per
square mile live in Uganda? 10. An important source of food for whales, seals, and penguins that live in and around
Antarctica is a shrimp-like crustacean called krill. Suppose a group of research scientists
estimate that there are approximately 315 individual krill in a 37 cubic meter section of
the Antarctic Ocean. About how many krill are there per cubic meter in this part of the
ocean? © K12 Inc.