A.

Simplify and perform the necessary operations:

1. 5 5 + 6 5

2. 5 3x + 12 x

1 1
3. 3 + 3
2 3

4. 2 2a  4 18a

5. 7 b  5 b

6. 7 5 - 5 20

7. 16 2 - 3 32

8. 10x  3 7 y  5 10x  9 7 y

9. 5 20 - 8 5 + 3 45

10. 72 x + 2 8 x - 5 2 x

B. An African Festival

This seven-day African festival is celebrated beginning December 26. It

celebrates seven virtues: unity, self-determination, collective work, responsibility,
cooperative economics, creativity, and faith. This celebration means first fruits in
Swahili, and African language.

What is the festival called?

To find out, rationalize the denominator of the following radicals. Encircle the
correct answer. Then write the letter in the blank that goes with the number.

3 2 6
1) J K
8 3 4
 10 30 10
2) W X
3 3 3

1 3
3) A 3 E
3 3

3 3 2
4) M N
4 2 3

2 2 1
5) Y Z
8 4 2

3 15 5
6) A O
5 5 3

5 5 3 3
7) A E
3 3 3

Answer: ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

1 2 3 4 5 6 7