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Review for Mid-Unit B Test Class:

Multiple Choice
For each of the following questions choose the best answer.

1. Write the expression (7)  (7)  (7)  x  x  x  y in exponential form.

A.  7 3 x 3 B. (7) 3 x 3 y C. (7) 3  x 3  y D.  7xy 4

2. Find n so that the equation is true: (53 ) n  518

A. n  6 B. n  15 C. n  13 D. Infinite Solution

3. Find m and n so that the equation is true: 3 m  6 5  3 4  6 n  38  610

A. m  2, n  2 B. m  3, n  5 C. m  4, n  2 D. m  4, n  5

4. Using the rules of exponents, simplify the following expression. Your answer
should be in exponential form.

7 3  56
7  52

A. 7 3  5 2 B. 7 4  5 3 C. 7 2  5 4 D. 7 3  5 4

5. Using the rules of exponents, simplify the following expression. Your answer
should be in exponential form.

4 3 2 3
2 1 1 2
       
3 4 4 3

A. 7 5 B. 7 5 C. 12 D. 12
2 1 2 1  2  4 
           
3 4 3 4  12   144 
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6. Using the rules of exponents, simplify the following expression. Your answer
should be in exponential form.
2m  2n

A. 2 m n B. 4 m n C. 2 mn D. Not enough information

is provided

7. Simply the expression ((3) 3 ) 4

A. (3)12 B.  312 C. (3) 7 D. 3 7

12
2
 
8. Simplify the following expression: 7
2
2
 
7

10 6 10 6
2 2 2 2
A.   B.   C.   D.  
7 7 7 7

5 5  33  3 4
9. Which of the following is equivalent to ?
510  32

A. 5 B. 5 C. 5 5  35 D. 5
5  15  3
     
3  15  5

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w5
10. Which of the following is NOT equivalent to ? (Choose one)
w  w4

w5
A. B. w 0 C. 1 D. 0
w5

11. Which of the answers in question 10 is the equivalent expression in simplest

form.

#12 to #15 You Pick Two Multiple Choice

For each of the following questions pick two answers that are true.
x5
12. Which of the following is equivalent to
x7

1 1
A. x 57 B. x 75 C. D.
x 2 x2

13 9
13. Which of the following is equivalent to ?
13  7

1
A. 13 2 B. C. 139 ( 7 ) D. 13 9  7
13 2

2
 2 
14. Which of the following is NOT equivalent to   y 3  ?
 5 

2 2
 2  4  5 4  2
A.    y
6
B.   y C.  y6 D.    y
5

 5  25  25  5

w 5  z 13
15. Which of the following are equivalent to the expression:
z 6  w2

w 5  z 13 z 11
A. B. w  z 11 C. D. w 3  z 7
w z
2 6 w

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Short Answer:

k 7 w5
16. Write the expression in simplest form.
k 3 w4

k 3 w9
17. Write the expression in simplest form using only positive exponents.
k 7 w4

18. Write the expression 10 z 7 using only positive exponents.

m 7
19. Simplify the expression using only positive exponents.
2m 5

Multiple Answer
For each of the following questions check the box for each of the answers that apply.

20. Determine which of the following expressions are equivalent to the expression
below. (Choose three answers)
w5 z 6

z 6 w5

z6 w5
A. B.
z6 w5
wz 11
C. D. 1
wz 11

E. 0

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21. Determine which of the following expressions are equivalent to the following
expression. (Choose three answers)

4 x 3 (2 x 4  x 2 )

A. 8 x12 x 2 B. 8 x 7 ( x 2 )

C. 8x 14 D. 8 x 7 x 2

E. 8x 9 F. 8 x 7  4 x 5

22. Determine which of the following expressions are NOT equivalent to the
expression: (Choose three answers)

4 x 2  7 x 3

1
A. 28x 6 B.
28 x 5

28
C. D. 28 x 5
x5

1
E.
28 x 6

Short Answer
For each of the following questions show your work and give your final answer in the space
provided.
23. Use the expression (5) x to complete the following:
 If x = 3, write the expression in expanded form,
 Simplify the expression that you wrote in the previous bullet.
 List three values of x for which the simplified expression will be positive.
 List three values of x for which the simplified expression will be negative.

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24. Kelly wrote that 2 4  25  2 20 Complete the following.

 Explain Kelly’s mistake. Support your answer with written or mathematical reasoning.
 Write an exponential expression using a base of 2 and exponents of 4, 5, and 20 that
would make her answer correct.

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25. Write an equation to find the value of x that makes (3) 3 x 2  (3) 2 x1  (3) 3 x 3

Equation:

Solve the equation that you wrote:

Check your answer by substituting the value that you found for x and checking to see that
both sides of the equation are equal.

(7) 5 x 3
26. Write an equation to find the value of x that makes  (7)12
(7) 2x

Equation:

Solve the equation that you wrote:

Check your answer by substituting the value that you found for x and checking to see that
both sides of the equation are equal.

315  3 3
27. Rewrite the expression 5
as a single term of the form 3 n , where n is an
3 3 7

integer. Show your work.