Problem 436
One megabyte is approximately \(10^{6}\) bytes. One gigabyte is approximately \(10^{9}\) bytes. How many megabytes are in one gigabyte?
Problem 439
Maurice simplifies the quotient \(\frac{d^{7}}{d}\) by writing \(\frac{d^{7}}{d}=7 .\) What is wrong with his reasoning?
Problem 440
When Drake simplified \(-3^{0}\) and \((-3)^{0}\) he got the same answer. Explain how using the Order of Operations correctly gives different answers.
Problem 454
Divide each polynomial by the monomial. $$\frac{310 y^{4}-200 y^{3}}{5 y^{2}}$$
Problem 499
Divide \(\frac{10 x^{2}+x-12}{2 x}\) and explain with words how you get each term of the quotient.
Problem 503
Simplify. (a) \(2^{-8}\) (b) \(10^{-2}\)
Problem 516
Simplify. (a) \(3 \cdot 5^{-1}\) (b) \((3 \cdot 5)^{-1}\)
Problem 548
Simplify. $$\frac{x^{-7}}{x^{-3}}$$
Problem 550
Write each number in scientific notation. $$57,000$$
Problem 554
Write each number in scientific notation. $$0.026$$