1.   Which symbol makes the following statement true?
3.25 × 103 ______ 325
    A. > B. =
    C. < D.
    Hint

  2.   Simplify (3a4b5c)4.
    A. 7a16b20c4 B. 12a8b9c5
    C. 81a16b20c4 D. 3a16b20c4
    Hint

  3.   Use an exponent to write 177,147 as a power of 3.
    A. 311 B. 317
    C. 319 D. 39
    Hint

  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. never true B. sometimes true, n = 7
    C. always true D. sometimes true, n = 8
    Hint

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



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