Part 2

Jerry, Beth, and Adam are all solving the same exponential problem, but have different approaches.

Jerry

252x1251/3

52(2x)=51

4x=1

X=1/4

Beth

252x1251/3

1256x=1251/3

6x=1/3

X=1/18

Adam

252x1251/3

252x(3) 1251/3 (3)

256x=125

512x-53

X=3/12

1. Explain in detail using words the step by step process that Jerry took to solve the problem. Is Jerry correct? If not, where did she go wrong?

2. Explain in detail using words the step by step process that Beth took to solve the problem. Is Beth correct? If not, where did he go wrong?

3. Explain in detail using words the step by step process that Adam took to solve the problem. Is Adam correct? If not, where did she go wrong?