GP 17- Exponents, Rates and Ratios, Absolute Value

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What is an exponent?

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What is the value of any number raised to the power of 0?

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What is absolute value?

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Absolute value is the distance of a number from 0 on the number line, regardless of direction. For example, the absolute value of -5 is 5, written as | -5 | = 5.

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What is the base in an exponent?

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What are factors?

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Factors are numbers that can be multiplied together to get another number. For example, the factors of 5 are 1 and 5.

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What is a ratio?

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A ratio is a comparison of two quantities, showing how many times one value contains or is contained within the other. For example, the ratio of 2 to 3 can be written as 2:3.

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What is a rate?

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A rate is a specific kind of ratio that compares two different units. For example, speed is a rate that compares distance to time, such as 60 miles per hour.

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What is the opposite of a number?

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The opposite of a number is the number that is the same distance from zero on the number line but in the opposite direction. For example, the opposite of -5 is 5.

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How do you calculate the absolute value of a number?

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To calculate the absolute value, remove any negative sign. For example, | -3 | = 3 and | 3 | = 3.