Civil Service Exam Reviewer · Basic Operations · hard
Evaluate: 55 × 53 ÷ 52
- 1,220,703,125
- 9,765,625
- 78,125
- 15,625
Answer
D. 15,625
Solution
Same base: add exponents when multiplying, subtract when dividing: 5(5 + 3 − 2) = 56 = 15,625.
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