Thursday, September 22, 2011

Exponents and Fractions

An Exponent is the small number at the top right corner of a number. A fraction is when you divide because the line in the middle means to divide. Whenever your multiplying variables add the exponents. Whenever your dividing variables subtract the exponents. You do both of these when the variables are the same.
Keep the first fraction
Flip the second one
Change the sign to a multiplication
EX of mult: d squared times d cubed = d to the power of 4
EX of divi: a cubed divided by a squared = a to the power of 1
EX of KFC: 3 4/5 divided by 2/5 19/5 times 5/2 = 95/10 = 9.5 or 9 1/2

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