Question

Choose the correct simplification of .

Answer 1

\[\frac{ 3^{8} }{ 3^{3} }\]

Answer 2

since the base is the same you know what?

Answer 3

@MATTW20

Answer 4

what?

Answer 5

the base of each is the same(3)

Answer 6

just pretend the 3 is an x

Answer 7

now what's your answer?

Answer 8

u need to subtract the exponents right? 8 - 3 = 5 so ... x^5 ?

Answer 9

now just replace the x with 3 and there you go

Answer 10

3^5 ? or i need to divide the coefficients... 3 / 3 = 1

Answer 11

no don't do that

Answer 12

these are my choices:

243
15
1/243
1/15

Answer 13

hold on a sec

Answer 14

oky doky....

Answer 15

those are all your choices?

Answer 16

yes

Answer 17

in my lesson it says.. divide coefficients and subtract exponents

Answer 18

3^5 = 3 * 3 * 3 * 3 * 3 = ...

Answer 19

o yea 3^5 lol i kept doing 3^3. Thanks @RadEn

Answer 20

so just do what raden did and you'll get your answer it's there

Answer 21

243? or 1/243? @RadEn

Answer 22

you should get 243

Answer 23

i did... but what about 3^3 ?

Answer 24

there is no 3^3 that was just me being stupid lol

Answer 25

i accidentally looked at another problem and came back to this one and started thinking it was 3^3 instead of 3^5

Answer 26

the equation is \[\frac{ 3^{8} }{ 3^{3} }\]

Answer 27

and you get 3^5 when you simplify

Answer 28

3^5=243

Answer 29

ohhhh

Answer 30

\[\frac{ 3*3*3*3*3*3*3*3 }{ 3*3 }\rightarrow \frac{ 3*3*3*3*3*3 }{ 1 }\rightarrow 729\]