Prerequisite Skills VOCABULARY CHECK Copy and complete using a review word from the list: power, base, exponent, fraction. ANSWERbase ANSWERpower ANSWERexponent 1. In the expression 2 6, 2 is called the _ ? _. 2. The expression 3 7 is a(n) _ ? _ of In the expression 5 4, 4 is called the _ ? _.
Prerequisite Skills SKILL CHECK Evaluate the expression ANSWER (2 + 3) 2 ANSWER ANSWER 1 7. (6 – 5) 7 ANSWER 1
Prerequisite Skills SKILL CHECK Evaluate the expression. ANSWER 29 ANSWER – 3 3 ANSWER 22 ANSWER – 8 2 2
Prerequisite Skills SKILL CHECK Simplify the expression by combining like terms x + 4 – 3x ANSWER 4x – 2 x + 5x – x ANSWER 2x2x 14. x + 4 – 12x ANSWER – 11x + 4
Prerequisite Skills SKILL CHECK Simplify the expression by combining like terms. ANSWER 7x – x –5 + x y + 9x – 6x – y ANSWER 3x + 14y y + 8x – 2x + 3y –10 ANSWER 6x – 10y – 10
Prerequisite Skills SKILL CHECK Solve the equation. Check your answer. ANSWER a + 6 = – 4m = 20 ANSWER – – 7 + 5c = – 32 ANSWER – 5