Properties and Operations of Exponents

What is the first step in simplifying an expression with the same base?

• Subtract the exponents

• Multiply the bases

• Add the exponents

• Divide the bases

How do you evaluate 2 to the power of 10?

• By dividing 10 twos

• By adding 10 twos

• By multiplying 10 twos

• By subtracting 10 twos

When raising a power to another power, what operation is performed on the exponents?

• Add the exponents

• Divide the exponents

• Subtract the exponents

• Multiply the exponents

In the expression 3 to the fourth squared, what is the result of multiplying the exponents?

• 3 to the power of 12

• 3 to the power of 8

• 3 to the power of 16

• 3 to the power of 6

What is the result of 3 to the power of 8 multiplied by 3 to the sixth?

• 3 to the power of 14

• 3 to the power of 12

• 3 to the power of 16

• 3 to the power of 18

How do you simplify a quotient of exponents with the same base?

• Add the exponents

• Subtract the exponents

• Divide the exponents

• Multiply the exponents

What is the result of 3 to the power of 14 divided by 3 to the ninth?

• 3 to the power of 5

• 3 to the power of 8

• 3 to the power of 6

• 3 to the power of 7

What is the value of 3 to the fifth?

• 81

• 729

• 125

• 243

Which of the following is a property of exponents?

• Exponents are always added

• Exponents are always divided

• Exponents are always subtracted

• Exponents can be added, subtracted, or multiplied depending on the operation