maddi44
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  • 10-01-2018
  • Mathematics
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When asked to write the prime factorization of the number 27,a student wrote 9•3.explain the error and write the correct answer

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GilmoreGirl01
GilmoreGirl01 GilmoreGirl01
  • 10-01-2018
9 and 3 doesn't work because 9 can be simplified even more. It can be simplified down to 3 and 3. 

So the true prime factorization of 27 would be 3*3*3 or 3^3

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