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

  2.   Evaluate . Express the result in scientific notation.
    A. 8.0 × 10-9 B. 8.0 × 10-7
    C. 80 × 10-8 D. 0.8 × 10-8
    Hint

  3.   Use an exponent to write 177,147 as a power of 3.
    A. 317 B. 311
    C. 39 D. 319
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  4.   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. always true B. sometimes true, n = 7
    C. sometimes true, n = 8 D. never true
    Hint

  5.   Which number is not equal to the other three?
    A. B.
    C. 2-2 D.
    Hint



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