Simplifying, Multiplying, and Dividing Radical Expressions

Simplifying, Multiplying, and Dividing Radical Expressions

Match an answer from the bottom to each problem on the right. Write the appropriate word in the blank to complete each sentence.

SIMPLIFY:
1. It takes ______minutes to produce a Marshmallow Peep. /
2. Apples are a member of the______family. /
3. _____ percent of a Hostess Twinkie is air! /
4. ______s are used in the manufacture of dynamite. /
5. Coca-Cola was originally ______. /
6. In total there have been ______different kinds of animals in animal crackers since 1902. /
7. The inside of a ______is 20 degrees cooler than the outside. / 15+55
8. _____ was developed as a peppermint candy more than 70 years ago in Vienna and marketed as a cigarette substitute. / 5a4b2a2b3
9. India is the world’s largest producer of ______s, producing nearly 22 million tons in 2007. / 312ab3c2310a3bc
10. Jay Leno eats ______with water before and/or during every taping of "The Tonight Show." / 5-32x6y7
11. The ______originally had three layers of nougat: chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry. / 564x5y8
12. The ______M&M’s were once eliminated because the dye that was used to produce them was found to be a carcinogen. / 3-54x8y4
13. Australians favorite pizza topping is ______. / 4256x8y6
14. The first breakfast cereal ever produced was ______. / 3-250x6y5
15. When ______s were exported in 1991 to Russia for the first time they were so popular that they needed to be rationed to 4 per person. / 5496x10y12

ANSWERS:

35+1
CUCUMBER / 3150ab2c5a
BANANA / 10x2y3 4x2
MILKY WAY
102
SIX / 10+72
GREEN / 2x 32
THIRTY SEVEN
20x2y3 y
PEANUT / 2xy 52y3
THREE MUSKETEERS / -3x2y 32x2y
RED
-2xy 5xy2
CORN FLAKES / a102b
PEZ / -5x2y 32y2
SHREDDED WHEAT
3x6y52y
SIXTY-EIGHT / 4 35
ROSE / 4x2y 4y2
EGGS

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