1.   Simplify (7a4b) (8a7b6).
    A. 56a28b6 B. 56a11b7
    C. 15a28b6 D. 15a11b7
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  2.   Find a number that when squared equals 484.
    A. None of these is correct B. -22 only
    C. 22 only D. 22 or -22
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  3.   Use an exponent to write 177,147 as a power of 3.
    A. 319 B. 311
    C. 317 D. 39
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  4.   Identify the decay factor in the equation p = 1,508,069 × 0.89n where p is the bacteria population and n is the number of days after a vaccine was administered.
    A. 0.89 B. 1,508,069
    C. p D. n
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  5.   Find the table that does not represent an exponential equation.
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.
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  6.   Evaluate.
    A. –2 B. 3
    C. 2 D. –3
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