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| STRATEGY: Read the question two or three times to be sure you understand what it says. Solve: STRATEGY: Think of possible values and substitute. "Guess and check." |
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| Answer: STRATEGY: Read the question again to be sure you know what it asks. SAT TIP: This question, like many, leads you to solve for one answer, but it has another step. If a = 2 and b = 9, Then, a + b = 11 and 11 squared = 121. The answer is 121. Click here to return to Exponents. The text is created by College Admissions Services. Copyright 2007. All rights reserved. SAT is a registered trademark of the College Entrance Examination Board, which is not affiliated with the production of these materials nor does it endorse them. |
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