1. The Exponent Rule for dividing like bases is: when dividing like bases, subtract the exponents.
2. The words that tell you to divide are: divide, divided by, split into, ratio of, per.
3. "How many times larger" is a division problem because it is asking by how many times one number needs to be divided into another number to get the larger number. This essentially translates to dividing the larger number by the smaller number to find out the factor by which it is larger.
1. Exponent Rule for dividing like bases applied to SN: 2. What words tell you to divide: 3. Why is “how many times larger” a division problem?
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