Advanced Math practice question

Answer: 2

2¹⁰ − 2⁹ = 2⁹(2 − 1) = 2⁹, and 2⁹/2⁸ = 2.

Common wrong answers

If you answered 1

1 comes from 2⁹/2⁹, an exponent slip.

If you answered 4

4 is 2¹⁰/2⁸, ignoring the subtraction.

If you answered 512

512 is 2⁹, the numerator alone.

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