SSAT Math Question 230: Answer and Explanation

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Question: 230

4. =

  • A. (x)
  • B. x15
  • C. x2
  • D.

Correct Answer: A

Explanation:

The answer is A

According to PEMDAS, you can move the exponent under the root: . There is one x3 included in x5, so you can pull that out as x. Remaining under the root is x2 : .

You can expand out the expression: , or . This can be expressed as . Therefore, there is one cube to remove from the cube root, but x2 is left behind: