1.   Which symbol makes the following statement true?
3.25 × 103 ______ 325
    A. > B. =
    C. < D.
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  2.   Simplify (3a4b5c)4.
    A. 81a16b20c4 B. 12a8b9c5
    C. 7a16b20c4 D. 3a16b20c4
    Hint

  3.   Simplify Assume the denominator is not equal to zero.
    A. B.
    C. D.
    Hint

  4.   Use an exponent to write 177,147 as a power of 3.
    A. 311 B. 39
    C. 317 D. 319
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  5.   Tell whether the statement is sometimes true, always true, or never true for positive values of n. If it is sometimes true, state for what value it is true.
4n = 6,561.
    A. sometimes true, n = 8 B. never true
    C. always true D. sometimes true, n = 7
    Hint