This week I learned about negative exponents. Although I still do struggle with them here and there, I think I’m starting to get them a little more. All numbers are fractions in disguise because they’re all over one. Numbers with a negative exponent are the same, but they are under one (as fraction). I learned when it’s helpful to switch variables bases with negative exponents

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This week in math 10 I learned numerous ways to find the prime factors of numbers. My favorite way is the division tables. I think it’s more organized and similaire to long division so int was easier for me to understand.

ex: 2 /1368 | 2 / 268 |  2 / 134 |  67

= 2 x 2 x 2 x 67

I bake. A lot. so adding fractions is important to see how many cups I need. It also helps with weighing foods and multiplying recipes to see how many ingredients I need. math help when I go out with my friends and we agree to split the bill evenly because we need to divide it. or when you want to give a tip to your server and you need to see what 10% of your bill is. Math helps for measuring walls. we painted my room this summer and had to measure the walls to put in new beams and to see how much paint we might need.