Any suggestions on how to tackle this question would be great.
2^(4-1)^2
2^(3-2)
A. 2^8
B. 2^7
C. 2^6
D. 2^5
E. 2^4
I got 2^5
OA. A
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2^(4-1)^2Nole23 wrote:Any suggestions on how to tackle this question would be great.
2^(4-1)^2
2^(3-2)
A. 2^8
B. 2^7
C. 2^6
D. 2^5
E. 2^4
I got 2^5
OA. A
2^(3-2)
=
2^(3)^2
2^(1)
=
2^(9)
2
=
2^8
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Thanks guys! I definitely did not know that! always learn something new when you are studying for the GMAT!cramya wrote:Takeaways:
1) a^b^c with no parentheses do b^c first and then raise a to that
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