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: Problem 1
Use a gallon, quart, pint, and cup container and water to answer the following questions.
What do you notice about the relationship between the capacity of a gallon and the capacity of a quart?
What do you notice about the relationship between the capacity of a quart and the capacity of a pint?
What do you notice about the relationship between the capacity of a pint and the capacity of a cup?
What do you notice about the relationship between the capacity of a cup and the capacity of a fluid ounce?
Problem 2
Fill in the following conversion tables.
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Problem 3
Joseph is told to dissolve a medicine in 1 pint 4 ounces of water. He has a measuring cup marked in ounces. How many ounces of water should he pour?
Problem 4
Dominica’s mom signs up to bring a gallon of fruit punch to the family potluck. She plans to use the following recipe:
| **            Fruit Punch           **  **            Ingredients:           **  *                       2 (6 ounce) cans frozen orange juice concentrate              *                       2 (6 ounce) cans frozen lemonade concentrate              *                       1 (3 pint) can pineapple juice              *                       3 cups water              *                       1 quart 2 ounces soda |
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Will this recipe yield a gallon of fruit punch? If not, how much more fruit punch would she need to make? If so, how much more than a gallon will she have?


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