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Prealgebra

Alan S. Tussy, R. David Gustafson, Diane R. Koenig

Chapter 10

Exponents and Polynomials - all with Video Answers

Educators


Section 1

Multiplication Rules for Exponents

01:05

Problem 1

Fill in the blank.
Expressions such as $x^{4}, 10^{3},$ and $(5 t)^{2}$ are called _____ expressions.

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01:19

Problem 2

Fill in the blank.
Match each expression with the proper description.
$$\left(a^{4} b^{2}\right)^{5} \quad\left(a^{8}\right)^{4} \quad a^{5} \cdot a^{3}$$
a. Product of exponential expressions with the same base
b. Power of an exponential expression
c. Power of a product

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00:52

Problem 3

Fill in the blanks.
a. $(3 x)^{4}=$
$\text{__}\cdot\text{__}\cdot\text{__}\cdot\text{__}$
b. $(-5 y)(-5 y)(-5 y)=$_____

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01:04

Problem 4

Fill in the blanks.
a. $x=x^{\square{}}$
b. $x^{m} x^{n}=\square$
c. $(x y)^{n}=\square$
d. $\left(a^{b}\right)^{c}=\square$

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01:04

Problem 5

To simplify each expression, determine whether you add, subtract, multiply, or divide the exponents.
a. $b^{6} \cdot b^{9}$
b. $\left(n^{8}\right)^{4}$
c. $\left(a^{4} b^{2}\right)^{5}$

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00:35

Problem 6

To simplify $\left(2 y^{3} z^{2}\right)^{4},$ what factors within the parentheses must be raised to the fourth power?

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00:41

Problem 7

Simplify each expression, if possible.
$$\text { a. } x^{2}+x^{2}$$
$$\text { b. } x^{2} \cdot x^{2}$$

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00:36

Problem 8

Simplify each expression, if possible.
$$\text { a. } x^{2}+x$$
$$\text { b. } x^{2} \cdot x$$

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00:39

Problem 9

Simplify each expression, if possible.
$$\text { a. } x^{3}-x^{2}$$
$$\text { b. } x^{3} \cdot x^{2}$$

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00:43

Problem 10

Simplify each expression, if possible.
$$\text { a. } 4^{2} \cdot 2^{4}$$
$$\text { b. } x^{3} \cdot y^{2}$$

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01:06

Problem 11

Complete each solution to simplify each expression.
$$\begin{aligned}
\left(x^{4} x^{2}\right)^{3} &=(\square)^{3} \\
&=x^{\square}
\end{aligned}$$

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00:40

Problem 12

Complete each solution to simplify each expression.
$$\begin{array}{l}
\left(x^{4}\right)^{3}\left(x^{2}\right)^{3} \\
\quad=x^{\square} \\
\quad=x^{\square}
\end{array} \cdot x^{6}$$

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00:31

Problem 13

Identify the base and the exponent in each expression.
$$4^{3}$$

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00:27

Problem 14

Identify the base and the exponent in each expression.
$$(-8)^{2}$$

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00:24

Problem 15

Identify the base and the exponent in each expression.
$$x^{5}$$

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00:28

Problem 16

$$\left(\frac{5}{x}\right)^{3}$$

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00:32

Problem 17

Identify the base and the exponent in each expression.
$$(-3 x)^{2}$$

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00:30

Problem 18

Identify the base and the exponent in each expression.
$$(2 x y)^{10}$$

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00:35

Problem 19

Identify the base and the exponent in each expression.
$$-\frac{1}{3} y^{6}$$

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00:43

Problem 20

Identify the base and the exponent in each expression.
$$-x^{4}$$

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00:29

Problem 21

Identify the base and the exponent in each expression.
$$9 m^{12}$$

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00:38

Problem 22

Identify the base and the exponent in each expression.
$$3.14 r^{4}$$

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00:33

Problem 23

Identify the base and the exponent in each expression.
$$(y+9)^{4}$$

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00:31

Problem 24

Identify the base and the exponent in each expression.
$$(z-2)^{3}$$

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00:30

Problem 25

Write each expression in an equivalent form using an exponent.
$$m \cdot m \cdot m \cdot m \cdot m$$

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00:24

Problem 26

Write each expression in an equivalent form using an exponent.
$$r \cdot r \cdot r \cdot r \cdot r \cdot r$$

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00:40

Problem 27

Write each expression in an equivalent form using an exponent.
$$4 t \cdot 4 t \cdot 4 t \cdot 4 t$$

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00:46

Problem 28

Write each expression in an equivalent form using an exponent.
$$-5 u(-5 u)(-5 u)(-5 u)(-5 u)$$

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00:39

Problem 29

Write each expression in an equivalent form using an exponent.
$$4 \cdot t \cdot t \cdot t \cdot t \cdot t$$

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00:40

Problem 30

Write each expression in an equivalent form using an exponent.
$$5 \cdot u \cdot u \cdot u$$

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00:28

Problem 31

Write each expression in an equivalent form using an exponent.
$$a \cdot a \cdot b \cdot b \cdot b$$

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00:31

Problem 32

Write each expression in an equivalent form using an exponent.
$$m \cdot m \cdot m \cdot n \cdot n$$

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00:37

Problem 33

Use the product rule for exponents to simplify each expression. Write the results using exponents.
$$5^{3} \cdot 5^{4}$$

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00:40

Problem 34

Use the product rule for exponents to simplify each expression. Write the results using exponents.
$$3^{4} \cdot 3^{6}$$

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00:22

Problem 35

Use the product rule for exponents to simplify each expression. Write the results using exponents.
$$a^{3} \cdot a^{3}$$

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00:22

Problem 36

Use the product rule for exponents to simplify each expression. Write the results using exponents.
$$m^{7} \cdot m^{7}$$

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00:42

Problem 37

Use the product rule for exponents to simplify each expression. Write the results using exponents.
$$b b^{2} b^{3}$$

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00:41

Problem 38

Use the product rule for exponents to simplify each expression. Write the results using exponents.
$$a a^{3} a^{5}$$

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00:31

Problem 39

Use the product rule for exponents to simplify each expression. Write the results using exponents.
$$\left(c^{5}\right)\left(c^{8}\right)$$

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00:24

Problem 40

Use the product rule for exponents to simplify each expression. Write the results using exponents.
$$\left(d^{4}\right)\left(d^{20}\right)$$

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01:02

Problem 41

Use the product rule for exponents to simplify each expression. Write the results using exponents.
$$\left(a^{2} b^{3}\right)\left(a^{3} b^{3}\right)$$

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01:04

Problem 42

Use the product rule for exponents to simplify each expression. Write the results using exponents.
$$\left(u^{3} v^{5}\right)\left(u^{4} v^{5}\right)$$

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00:50

Problem 43

Use the product rule for exponents to simplify each expression. Write the results using exponents.
$$c d^{4} \cdot c d$$

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00:41

Problem 44

Use the product rule for exponents to simplify each expression. Write the results using exponents.
$$a b^{3} \cdot a b^{4}$$

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00:40

Problem 45

Use the product rule for exponents to simplify each expression. Write the results using exponents.
$$x^{2} \cdot y \cdot x \cdot y^{10}$$

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00:30

Problem 46

Use the product rule for exponents to simplify each expression. Write the results using exponents.
$$x^{3} \cdot y \cdot x \cdot y^{12}$$

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00:19

Problem 47

Use the product rule for exponents to simplify each expression. Write the results using exponents.
$$m^{100} \cdot m^{100}$$

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00:22

Problem 48

Use the product rule for exponents to simplify each expression. Write the results using exponents.
$$n^{600} \cdot n^{600}$$

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00:47

Problem 49

Use the power rule for exponents to simplify each expression. Write the results using exponents.
$$\left(3^{2}\right)^{4}$$

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00:46

Problem 50

Use the power rule for exponents to simplify each expression. Write the results using exponents.
$$\left(4^{3}\right)^{3}$$

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01:00

Problem 51

Use the power rule for exponents to simplify each expression. Write the results using exponents.
$$\left[(-4.3)^{3}\right]^{8}$$

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01:01

Problem 52

Use the power rule for exponents to simplify each expression. Write the results using exponents.
$$\left[(-1.7)^{9}\right]^{8}$$

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00:49

Problem 53

Use the power rule for exponents to simplify each expression. Write the results using exponents.
$$\left(m^{50}\right)^{10}$$

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00:52

Problem 54

Use the power rule for exponents to simplify each expression. Write the results using exponents.
$$\left(n^{25}\right)^{4}$$

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00:48

Problem 55

Use the power rule for exponents to simplify each expression. Write the results using exponents.
$$\left(y^{5}\right)^{3}$$

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00:52

Problem 56

Use the power rule for exponents to simplify each expression. Write the results using exponents.
$$\left(b^{3}\right)^{6}$$

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01:22

Problem 57

Use the product and power rules for exponents to simplify each expression.
$$\left(x^{2} x^{3}\right)^{5}$$

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01:15

Problem 58

Use the product and power rules for exponents to simplify each expression.
$$\left(y^{3} y^{4}\right)^{4}$$

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00:32

Problem 59

$$\left(p^{2} p^{3}\right)^{5}$$

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01:16

Problem 60

Use the product and power rules for exponents to simplify each expression.
$$\left(r^{3} r^{4}\right)^{2}$$

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00:41

Problem 61

Use the product and power rules for exponents to simplify each expression.
$$\left(r^{3}\right)^{4}\left(t^{2}\right)^{3}$$

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01:10

Problem 62

Use the product and power rules for exponents to simplify each expression.
$$\left(b^{2}\right)^{5}\left(b^{3}\right)^{2}$$

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01:18

Problem 63

Use the product and power rules for exponents to simplify each expression.
$$\left(u^{4}\right)^{2}\left(u^{3}\right)^{2}$$

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01:18

Problem 64

Use the product and power rules for exponents to simplify each expression.
$$\left(v^{5}\right)^{2}\left(v^{3}\right)^{4}$$

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00:57

Problem 65

Use the power of a product rule for exponents to simplify each expression.
$$(6 a)^{2}$$

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00:54

Problem 66

Use the power of a product rule for exponents to simplify each expression.
$$(3 b)^{3}$$

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00:50

Problem 67

Use the power of a product rule for exponents to simplify each expression.
$$(5 y)^{4}$$

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00:47

Problem 68

Use the power of a product rule for exponents to simplify each expression.
$$(4 t)^{4}$$

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00:42

Problem 69

Use the power of a product rule for exponents to simplify each expression.
$$\left(3 a^{4} b^{7}\right)^{3}$$

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00:36

Problem 70

Use the power of a product rule for exponents to simplify each expression.
$$\left(5 m^{9} n^{10}\right)^{2}$$

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00:44

Problem 71

Use the power of a product rule for exponents to simplify each expression.
$$\left(-2 r^{2} s^{3}\right)^{3}$$

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01:31

Problem 72

Use the power of a product rule for exponents to simplify each expression.
$$\left(-2 x^{2} y^{4}\right)^{5}$$

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01:09

Problem 73

Use the power of a product rule for exponents to simplify each expression.
$$\left(2 c^{3}\right)^{3}\left(3 c^{4}\right)^{2}$$

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01:18

Problem 74

Use the power of a product rule for exponents to simplify each expression.
$$\left(5 b^{4}\right)^{2}\left(3 b^{8}\right)^{2}$$

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01:16

Problem 75

Use the power of a product rule for exponents to simplify each expression.
$$\left(10 d^{7}\right)^{2}\left(4 d^{9}\right)^{3}$$

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01:16

Problem 76

Use the power of a product rule for exponents to simplify each expression.
$$\left(2 x^{7}\right)^{3}\left(4 x^{8}\right)^{2}$$

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00:24

Problem 77

Simplify each expression.
$$\left(7 a^{9}\right)^{2}$$

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00:22

Problem 78

Simplify each expression.
$$\left(12 b^{6}\right)^{2}$$

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00:20

Problem 79

Simplify each expression.
$$t^{4} \cdot t^{5} \cdot t$$

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00:28

Problem 80

Simplify each expression.
$$n^{4} \cdot n \cdot n^{3}$$

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00:20

Problem 81

Simplify each expression.
$$y^{3} y^{2} y^{4}$$

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00:20

Problem 82

Simplify each expression.
$$y^{4} y y^{6}$$

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00:46

Problem 83

$$\left(-6 a^{3} b^{2}\right)^{3}$$

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00:43

Problem 84

Simplify each expression.
$$\left(-10 r^{3} s^{2}\right)^{2}$$

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00:58

Problem 85

Simplify each expression.
$$\left(n^{4} n\right)^{3}\left(n^{3}\right)^{6}$$

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00:47

Problem 86

Simplify each expression.
$$\left(y^{3} y\right)^{2}\left(y^{2}\right)^{2}$$

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00:28

Problem 87

Simplify each expression.
$$\left(b^{2} b^{3}\right)^{12}$$

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00:28

Problem 88

Simplify each expression.
$$\left(s^{3} s^{3}\right)^{3}$$

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01:30

Problem 89

Simplify each expression.
$$\left(2 b^{4} b\right)^{5}(3 b)^{2}$$

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01:25

Problem 90

Simplify each expression.
$$\left(2 a a^{7}\right)^{3}(3 a)^{3}$$

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00:31

Problem 91

Simplify each expression.
$$\left(c^{2}\right)^{3}\left(c^{4}\right)^{2}$$

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00:33

Problem 92

Simplify each expression.
$$\left(t^{5}\right)^{2}\left(t^{3}\right)^{3}$$

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01:28

Problem 93

Simplify each expression.
$$\left(3 s^{4} t^{3}\right)^{3}(2 s t)^{4}$$

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01:20

Problem 94

Simplify each expression.
$$\left(2 a^{3} b^{5}\right)^{2}(4 a b)^{3}$$

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00:38

Problem 95

Simplify each expression.
$$x \cdot x^{2} \cdot x^{3} \cdot x^{4} \cdot x^{5}$$

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00:31

Problem 96

Simplify each expression.
$$x^{10} \cdot x^{9} \cdot x^{8} \cdot x^{7}$$

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00:40

Problem 97

ART HISTORY Leonardo da Vinci's drawing relating a human figure to a square and a circle is shown. Find an expression for the area of the square if the man's height is $5 x$ feet.

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00:40

Problem 98

PACKAGING Find an expression for the volume of the box shown below.
(Figure cannot copy)

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00:49

Problem 99

Explain the mistake in the following.
$$2^{3} \cdot 2^{2}=4^{5}=1,024$$

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00:39

Problem 100

Explain why we can simplify $x^{4} \cdot x^{5},$ but cannot simplify $x^{4}+x^{5}$.

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00:20

Problem 101

JEWELRY A lot of what we refer to as gold jewelry is actually made of a combination of gold and another metal. For example, 18 -karat gold is $\frac{18}{24}$ gold by weight. Simplify this ratio.

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00:36

Problem 102

After evaluation, what is the sign of $(-13)^{5} ?$

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00:18

Problem 103

\text { Divide: } \frac{-25}{-5}

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00:58

Problem 104

How much did the temperature change if it went from $-4^{\circ} \mathrm{F}$ to $-17^{\circ} \mathrm{F} ?$

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00:46

Problem 105

Evaluate: $2\left(\frac{12}{-3}\right)+3(5)$

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00:33

Problem 106

Solve: $-10=x+1$

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00:26

Problem 107

Solve: $-x=-12$

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00:21

Problem 108

Divide: $\frac{0}{10}$

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