standard_description: Explain how the definition of the meaning of rational exponents follows from extending the properties of integer exponents to those values, allowing for a notation for radicals in terms of rational exponents. For example, we define 5^(1/3) to be the cube root of 5 because we want (5^(1/3))^(3) = 5(^(1/3))^(3) to hold, so (5^(1/3))^(3) must equal 5.
problem_activity: Task
The lot that Dana is buying for her new one story house is 35 yards by 50 yards. Dana’s house plans show that her house will cover 1,600 square feet of land. What percent of Dana’s lot will not be covered by the house? Explain your reasoning.


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