document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=19674>Question 19674</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am helping in after school tutoring and I want to be sure I am correct-\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "when you do an equation such as :  5z squared + 9z squared = 504<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                                     what do you do with the exponents? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "5z^2 + 9z^2 = 504<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14z^2 =504<BR>\n" );
document.write( "z^2 = 504/14 = 36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "z = 6 </SPAN>\n" );
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