SOLUTION: Dear tutors, Simplify y^3*y^2*y^4 Does it equal A.)y^9 B.)y^24 C.)24y^4 D.)2y^7 Thanks so much!

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Question 140848: Dear tutors,
Simplify y^3*y^2*y^4
Does it equal
A.)y^9
B.)y^24
C.)24y^4
D.)2y^7 Thanks so much!
Answer by rapaljer(4667) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
When you MULTIPLY with the same base number, you must ADD the exponents. In this case, it would be y^6.

As I said in my last solution about the laws of exponents, see my website by clicking on my tutor name "rapaljer" anywhere in algebra.com, look for "Basic Algebra: One Step at a Time", Chapter 2, Section 2.12 Laws of Exponents.

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