Civil Service Exam Reviewer · Basic Operations · hard

Evaluate: 25 × 27 ÷ 28

1. 16
2. 134,217,728
3. 1,048,576
4. 32

Answer

A. 16

Solution

Same base: add exponents when multiplying, subtract when dividing: 2(5 + 7 − 8) = 24 = 16.

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