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15. USE EFFICIENT METHODS Without

evaluating, order 5-7, 54, and 50 from least
to greatest. Explain your reasoning.

15. USE EFFICIENT METHODS Without evaluating, order 5-7, 54, and 50 from least to-example-1
User Tetranz
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Answer:


5^-7, 5^0, 5^4

Explanation:

Any time a number has a negative exponent that means that the resulting number will be a fraction (ex.
2^-2=(1)/(4)). Therefore this number is the smallest number.

Anytime a number has an exponent of 0, it will always equal 1

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