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10.4 Divide Monomials

Subtracting exponents in a quotient, why any nonzero base to the zero power is 1, quotient-to-a-power, and combining these rules to divide monomials.

Prealgebra 2e, 10.4 Divide Monomials

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10.4 Exercise 1

Before you get started, take this readiness quiz.

Simplify: 824.\frac{8}{24} .
If you missed the problem, review the reference.

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10.4 Exercise 2

Simplify: (2m3)5.\left(2 m^{3}\right)^{5} .
If you missed the problem, review the reference.

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10.4 Exercise 3

Simplify: 12x12y.\frac{12 x^{}}{12 y} .
If you missed the problem, review the reference.

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10.4 Exercise 5

Simplify:

  1. ⓐ x12x9\frac{x^{12}}{x^{9}}
  2. ⓑ 71475\frac{7^{14}}{7^{5}}

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10.4 Exercise 6

Simplify:

  1. ⓐ y23y17\frac{y^{23}}{y^{17}}
  2. ⓑ 81587\frac{8^{15}}{8^{7}}

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10.4 Exercise 8

Simplify:

  1. ⓐ x8x15\frac{x^{8}}{x^{15}}
  2. ⓑ 12111221\frac{12^{11}}{12^{21}}

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10.4 Exercise 9

Simplify:

  1. ⓐ m17m26\frac{m^{17}}{m^{26}}
  2. ⓑ 78714\frac{7^{8}}{7^{14}}

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10.4 Exercise 11

Simplify:

  1. ⓐ b19b11\frac{b^{19}}{b^{11}}
  2. ⓑ z5z11\frac{z^{5}}{z^{11}}

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10.4 Exercise 12

Simplify:

  1. ⓐ p9p17\frac{p^{9}}{p^{17}}
  2. ⓑ w13w9\frac{w^{13}}{w^{9}}

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10.4 Exercise 13

Simplify:

  1. ⓐ 12012^{0}
  2. ⓑ y0y^{0}

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10.4 Exercise 14

Simplify:

  1. ⓐ 17017^{0}
  2. ⓑ m0m^{0}

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10.4 Exercise 15

Simplify:

  1. ⓐ k0k^{0}
  2. ⓑ 29029^{0}

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10.4 Exercise 16

Simplify: (7z)0.\left(7 z\right)^{0} .

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10.4 Exercise 17

Simplify: (−4y)0.\left(−4 y\right)^{0} .

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10.4 Exercise 18

Simplify: (23x)0.\left(\frac{2}{3} x\right)^{0} .

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10.4 Exercise 19

Simplify:

  1. ⓐ (−3x2y)0\left(−3 x^{2} y\right)^{0}
  2. ⓑ −3x2y0−3 x^{2} y^{0}

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10.4 Exercise 20

Simplify:

  1. ⓐ (7x2y)0\left(7 x^{2} y\right)^{0}
  2. ⓑ 7x2y07 x^{2} y^{0}

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10.4 Exercise 21

Simplify:

  1. ⓐ −23x2y0−23 x^{2} y^{0}
  2. ⓑ (−23x2y)0\left(−23 x^{2} y\right)^{0}

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10.4 Exercise 23

Simplify:

  1. ⓐ (79)2\left(\frac{7}{9}\right)^{2}
  2. ⓑ (y8)3\left(\frac{y}{8}\right)^{3}
  3. ⓒ (pq)6\left(\frac{p}{q}\right)^{6}

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10.4 Exercise 24

Simplify:

  1. ⓐ (18)2\left(\frac{1}{8}\right)^{2}
  2. ⓑ (−5m)3\left(\frac{−5}{m}\right)^{3}
  3. ⓒ (rs)4\left(\frac{r}{s}\right)^{4}

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10.4 Exercise 25

Simplify: (x2)3x5.\frac{\left(x^{2}\right)^{3}}{x^{5}} .

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10.4 Exercise 26

Simplify: (a4)5a9.\frac{\left(a^{4}\right)^{5}}{a^{9}} .

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10.4 Exercise 27

Simplify: (b5)6b11.\frac{\left(b^{5}\right)^{6}}{b^{11}} .

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10.4 Exercise 28

Simplify: m8(m2)4.\frac{m^{8}}{\left(m^{2}\right)^{4}} .

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10.4 Exercise 29

Simplify: k11(k3)3.\frac{k^{11}}{\left(k^{3}\right)^{3}} .

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10.4 Exercise 30

Simplify: d23(d4)6.\frac{d^{23}}{\left(d^{4}\right)^{6}} .

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10.4 Exercise 31

Simplify: (x7x3)2.\left(\frac{x^{7}}{x^{3}}\right)^{2} .

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10.4 Exercise 32

Simplify: (f14f8)2.\left(\frac{f^{14}}{f^{8}}\right)^{2} .

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10.4 Exercise 33

Simplify: (b6b11)2.\left(\frac{b^{6}}{b^{11}}\right)^{2} .

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10.4 Exercise 34

Simplify: (p2q5)3.\left(\frac{p^{2}}{q^{5}}\right)^{3} .

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10.4 Exercise 35

Simplify: (m3n8)5.\left(\frac{m^{3}}{n^{8}}\right)^{5} .

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10.4 Exercise 36

Simplify: (t10u7)2.\left(\frac{t^{10}}{u^{7}}\right)^{2} .

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10.4 Exercise 37

Simplify: (2x33y)4.\left(\frac{2 x^{3}}{3 y}\right)^{4} .

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10.4 Exercise 38

Simplify: (5b9c3)2.\left(\frac{5 b}{9 c^{3}}\right)^{2} .

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10.4 Exercise 39

Simplify: (4p47q5)3.\left(\frac{4 p^{4}}{7 q^{5}}\right)^{3} .

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10.4 Exercise 40

Simplify: (y2)3(y2)4(y5)4.\frac{\left(y^{2}\right)^{3} \left(y^{2}\right)^{4}}{\left(y^{5}\right)^{4}} .

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10.4 Exercise 41

Simplify: (y4)4(y3)5(y7)6.\frac{\left(y^{4}\right)^{4} \left(y^{3}\right)^{5}}{\left(y^{7}\right)^{6}} .

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10.4 Exercise 42

Simplify: (3x4)2(x3)4(x5)3.\frac{\left(3 x^{4}\right)^{2} \left(x^{3}\right)^{4}}{\left(x^{5}\right)^{3}} .

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10.4 Exercise 43

Find the quotient: 56x5÷7x2.56 x^{5} \div 7 x^{2} .

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10.4 Exercise 44

Find the quotient: 63x8÷9x4.63 x^{8} \div 9 x^{4} .

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10.4 Exercise 45

Find the quotient: 96y11÷6y8.96 y^{11} \div 6 y^{8} .

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10.4 Exercise 46

Find the quotient: 42x2y3−7xy5.\frac{42 x^{2} y^{3}}{−7 x y^{5}} .

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10.4 Exercise 47

Find the quotient: −84x8y37x10y2.\frac{−84 x^{8} y^{3}}{7 x^{10} y^{2}} .

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10.4 Exercise 48

Find the quotient: −72a4b5−8a9b5.\frac{−72 a^{4} b^{5}}{−8 a^{9} b^{5}} .

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10.4 Exercise 49

Find the quotient: 24a5b348ab4.\frac{24 a^{5} b^{3}}{48 a b^{4}} .

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10.4 Exercise 50

Find the quotient: 16a7b624ab8.\frac{16 a^{7} b^{6}}{24 a b^{8}} .

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10.4 Exercise 51

Find the quotient: 27p4q7−45p12q.\frac{27 p^{4} q^{7}}{−45 p^{12} q^{}} .

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10.4 Exercise 52

Find the quotient: 14x7y1221x11y6.\frac{14 x^{7} y^{12}}{21 x^{11} y^{6}} .

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10.4 Exercise 53

Find the quotient: 28x5y1449x9y12.\frac{28 x^{5} y^{14}}{49 x^{9} y^{12}} .

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10.4 Exercise 54

Find the quotient: 30m5n1148m10n14.\frac{30 m^{5} n^{11}}{48 m^{10} n^{14}} .

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10.4 Exercise 55

Find the quotient: (3x3y2)(10x2y3)6x4y5.\frac{\left(3 x^{3} y^{2}\right) \left(10 x^{2} y^{3}\right)}{6 x^{4} y^{5}} .

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10.4 Exercise 56

Find the quotient: (3x4y5)(8x2y5)12x5y8.\frac{\left(3 x^{4} y^{5}\right) \left(8 x^{2} y^{5}\right)}{12 x^{5} y^{8}} .

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10.4 Exercise 57

Find the quotient: (−6a6b9)(−8a5b8)−12a10b12.\frac{\left(−6 a^{6} b^{9}\right) \left(−8 a^{5} b^{8}\right)}{−12 a^{10} b^{12}} .

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10.4 Exercise 58

Simplify.

4842\frac{4^{8}}{4^{2}}

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10.4 Exercise 60

Simplify.

x12x3\frac{x^{12}}{x^{3}}

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10.4 Exercise 62

Simplify.

r5r\frac{r^{5}}{r}

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10.4 Exercise 64

Simplify.

y4y20\frac{y^{4}}{y^{20}}

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10.4 Exercise 66

Simplify.

1031015\frac{10^{3}}{10^{15}}

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10.4 Exercise 68

Simplify.

aa9\frac{a}{a^{9}}

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10.4 Exercise 70

Simplify.

505^{0}

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10.4 Exercise 72

Simplify.

a0a^{0}

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10.4 Exercise 74

Simplify.

−70- 7^{0}

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10.4 Exercise 76

Simplify.

  1. ⓐ (10p)0\left(10 p\right)^{0}
  2. ⓑ 10p010 p^{0}

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10.4 Exercise 78

Simplify.

  1. ⓐ (−27x5y)0\left(−27 x^{5} y\right)^{0}
  2. ⓑ −27x5y0−27 x^{5} y^{0}

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10.4 Exercise 80

Simplify.

  1. ⓐ 15015^{0}
  2. ⓑ 15115^{1}

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10.4 Exercise 82

Simplify.

2·x0+5·y02 \cdot x^{0} + 5 \cdot y^{0}

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10.4 Exercise 84

Simplify.

(32)5\left(\frac{3}{2}\right)^{5}

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10.4 Exercise 86

Simplify.

(m6)3\left(\frac{m}{6}\right)^{3}

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10.4 Exercise 88

Simplify.

(xy)10\left(\frac{x}{y}\right)^{10}

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10.4 Exercise 90

Simplify.

(a3b)2\left(\frac{a}{3 b}\right)^{2}

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10.4 Exercise 92

Simplify.

(x2)4x5\frac{\left(x^{2}\right)^{4}}{x^{5}}

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10.4 Exercise 94

Simplify.

(u3)4u10\frac{\left(u^{3}\right)^{4}}{u^{10}}

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10.4 Exercise 96

Simplify.

y8(y5)2\frac{y^{8}}{\left(y^{5}\right)^{2}}

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10.4 Exercise 98

Simplify.

r5r4·r\frac{r^{5}}{r^{4} \cdot r}

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10.4 Exercise 100

Simplify.

(x2x8)3\left(\frac{x^{2}}{x^{8}}\right)^{3}

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10.4 Exercise 102

Simplify.

(a4·a6a3)2\left(\frac{a^{4} \cdot a^{6}}{a^{3}}\right)^{2}

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10.4 Exercise 104

Simplify.

(y3)5(y4)3\frac{\left(y^{3}\right)^{5}}{\left(y^{4}\right)^{3}}

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10.4 Exercise 106

Simplify.

(x3)6(x4)7\frac{\left(x^{3}\right)^{6}}{\left(x^{4}\right)^{7}}

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10.4 Exercise 108

Simplify.

(2r35s)4\left(\frac{2 r^{3}}{5 s}\right)^{4}

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10.4 Exercise 110

Simplify.

(3y2·y5y15·y8)0\left(\frac{3 y^{2} \cdot y^{5}}{y^{15} \cdot y^{8}}\right)^{0}

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10.4 Exercise 112

Simplify.

(r2)5(r4)2(r3)7\frac{\left(r^{2}\right)^{5} \left(r^{4}\right)^{2}}{\left(r^{3}\right)^{7}}

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10.4 Exercise 114

Simplify.

(3x4)3(2x3)2(6x5)2\frac{\left(3 x^{4}\right)^{3} \left(2 x^{3}\right)^{2}}{\left(6 x^{5}\right)^{2}}

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10.4 Exercise 116

Divide the monomials.

48b8÷6b248 b^{8} \div 6 b^{2}

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10.4 Exercise 118

Divide the monomials.

36x3÷(−2x9)36 x^{3} \div \left(−2 x^{9}\right)

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10.4 Exercise 120

Divide the monomials.

18x39x2\frac{18 x^{3}}{9 x^{2}}

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10.4 Exercise 122

Divide the monomials.

−35x7−42x13\frac{−35 x^{7}}{−42 x^{13}}

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10.4 Exercise 124

Divide the monomials.

18r5s3r3s9\frac{18 r^{5} s}{3 r^{3} s^{9}}

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10.4 Exercise 126

Divide the monomials.

8mn1064mn4\frac{8 m n^{10}}{64 m n^{4}}

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10.4 Exercise 128

Divide the monomials.

−12x4y915x6y3\frac{−12 x^{4} y^{9}}{15 x^{6} y^{3}}

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10.4 Exercise 130

Divide the monomials.

64x5y9z748x7y12z6\frac{64 x^{5} y^{9} z^{7}}{48 x^{7} y^{12} z^{6}}

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10.4 Exercise 132

Divide the monomials.

(6m2n)(5m4n3)3m10n2\frac{\left(6 m^{2} n\right) \left(5 m^{4} n^{3}\right)}{3 m^{10} n^{2}}

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10.4 Exercise 134

Divide the monomials.

(4u5v4)(15u8v)(12u3v)(u6v)\frac{\left(4 u^{5} v^{4}\right) \left(15 u^{8} v\right)}{\left(12 u^{3} v\right) \left(u^{6} v\right)}

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10.4 Exercise 136

  1. ⓐ 15n10+3n1015 n^{10} + 3 n^{10}
  2. ⓑ 15n10−3n1015 n^{10} - 3 n^{10}
  3. ⓒ 15n10⋅3n1015 n^{10} \cdot 3 n^{10}
  4. ⓓ 15n10÷3n1015 n^{10} \div 3 n^{10}

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10.4 Exercise 138

  1. ⓐ q5⋅q3q^{5} \cdot q^{3}
  2. ⓑ (q5)3\left(q^{5}\right)^{3}

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10.4 Exercise 140

  1. ⓐ z6z5\frac{z^{6}}{z^{5}}
  2. ⓑ z5z6\frac{z^{5}}{z^{6}}

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10.4 Exercise 142

(4y)(12y7)÷8y2\left(4 y\right) \left(12 y^{7}\right) \div 8 y^{2}

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10.4 Exercise 144

32c114c5+42c96c3\frac{32 c^{11}}{4 c^{5}} + \frac{42 c^{9}}{6 c^{3}}

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10.4 Exercise 146

48x66x4−35x97x7\frac{48 x^{6}}{6 x^{4}} - \frac{35 x^{9}}{7 x^{7}}

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10.4 Exercise 148

56y4z57y3z3−45y2z25y\frac{56 y^{4} z^{5}}{7 y^{3} z^{3}} - \frac{45 y^{2} z^{2}}{5 y}

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10.4 Exercise 150

Memory One megabyte is approximately 10610^{6} bytes. One terabyte is approximately 101210^{12} bytes. How many megabytes are in one terabyte?

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10.4 Exercise 152

Mai simplifies the quotient y3y\frac{y^{3}}{y} by writing y3y=3.\frac{\cancel{y}^{3}}{\cancel{y}} = 3 . What is wrong with her reasoning?

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10.4 Exercise 154

Roxie thinks n0n^{0} simplifies to 0.0 . What would you say to convince Roxie she is wrong?

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