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ACT Math: Elementary Algebra Drill 1, Problem 1. What is Ben's current age?
ACT Math: Elementary Algebra Drill 5, Problem 1. How old is Jeremy's brother?
ACT Math: Elementary Algebra Drill 5, Problem 3. Translate this statement into symbols.
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ACT Math: Elementary Algebra Drill 3.5. Simplify the expression.
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Here's your shmoop du jour:
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Simplify: a cubed times b to the fourth over a squared times b squared.
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And here are the potential answers...
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OK. It's about division of exponents: do we realize we can subtract?
- 00:19
So with a cubed over a squared, we can subtract 3 minus 2 and the a in the denominator just
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goes away.
- 00:26
So we just have a in the numerator.
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Now let's deal with b.
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b to the 4th can subtract b squared and we have b squared remaining in the numerator.
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So the whole problem simplifies to a times b squared.
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Answer: A.
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