MathSP » Exponents http://mathsp.com We're more than just math! Thu, 09 May 2013 17:45:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 GMAT Official Study Guide – PS #15 (Level: 300-400) http://mathsp.com/2010/07/20/gmat-official-study-guide-ps-15-level-300-400/ http://mathsp.com/2010/07/20/gmat-official-study-guide-ps-15-level-300-400/#comments Tue, 20 Jul 2010 23:34:12 +0000 brandshake http://www.mathsp.com/?p=1606 Problem: 0.1 + (0.1)2 + (0.1)3 = Solution: 0.1 + (0.1)2 + (0.1)3 = 0.1 + 0.01 + 0.001 = 0.111 Strategy: Be sure to line up your decimals before you add (not necessary for multiplication).

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]]> http://mathsp.com/2010/07/20/gmat-official-study-guide-ps-15-level-300-400/feed/ 0 GMAT Official Study Guide – PS #11 (Level: 300-400) http://mathsp.com/2010/07/20/gmat-official-study-guide-ps-11-level-300-400/ http://mathsp.com/2010/07/20/gmat-official-study-guide-ps-11-level-300-400/#comments Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:02:36 +0000 brandshake http://www.mathsp.com/?p=1576 Problem: Which of the following is the value of √(3√(0.000064))? Solution: One way to go about this calculation – and possibly the simpliest way - is to simplify the exponents before performing any calculations.  Rewrite this problem as: (((64*10-6)1/3)1/2) (multiply the exponents together – see rule below) = (64*10-6)1/6 (distribute the exponent 1/6 across the 64 and [...]

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