CHAPTER

Quiz A
Greatest Common Factor

Find the Greatest Common Factor of each set of monomials.

You must show your work or your process (find prime factorization of each constant and
variable expression) to receive ANY credit. To earn an A, you must get all three questions below
correct AND meet an additional challenge problem. See me during seminar to complete the
additional challenge problem. You may also retake this quiz up to 2 times.
1. 6y3 and 18y 2

2. 30b 2 and 66b5

3. 102m 4 and 170m 2t

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Additional Challenge Question A.

Patricia is making a dog pen in her back yard. The pen will be rectangular and have an area of
24 square feet. Draw and label a diagram that shows all possible whole-number dimensions for
the pen. Find the perimeter of each rectangle you drew. Which dimensions should Patricia use
in order to spend the least amount of money on fencing materials? Explain your reasoning.

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Quiz B
Greatest Common Factor

Find the Greatest Common Factor of each set of monomials.

You must show your work or your process (find prime factorization of each constant and
variable expression) to receive ANY credit. To earn an A, you must get all three questions below
correct AND meet an additional challenge problem. See me during seminar to complete the
additional challenge problem. You may also retake this quiz up to 2 times.
1. 24a3 and 18a4

2. 72d 2 and 88d

3. 150n4s3 and 175n6 s

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Additional Challenge Question B.

The Greatest Common Factor of two numbers is 1. Explain what and why this means about the
two numbers.

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Quiz C
Greatest Common Factor

Find the Greatest Common Factor of each set of monomials.

You must show your work or your process (find prime factorization of each constant and
variable expression) to receive ANY credit. To earn an A, you must get all three questions below
correct AND meet an additional challenge problem. See me during seminar to complete the
additional challenge problem. You may also retake this quiz up to 2 times.
1. 52k2 and 100k6

2. 12v4 and 66v

3. 150hg3 and 175g2 h2

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Additional Challenge Question C.

Do a little research about what prime numbers are and their significance in the real world. This
should be minimum of half of a page double spaced, 12 pt Arial font. This is a challenge
assignment meant to earn you an A. So, I expect above average analysis.

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