Multiplying Exponents Base Ten

Which of these best describes what an exponent is?

• a number

• a number that is going to be multiplied

• a number that tells how many times to multiply a base number by itself

• the number that is being multiplied by itself

a number like 10; 100; 1,000 and so on. It is the result of using only 10 as a factor

• exponent

• power of ten

• product

• dividend

in a power, the number of times a base number is used as a factor

• remainder

• expression

• exponent

• power of ten

2,000 is equal to

• 2 x 10¹

• 2 x 10²

• 2 x 10³

• 2 x 10⁴

Complete the pattern:

4 x 10⁰ = 4

4 x 10¹ = 40

4 x 10² = ____________

• 400

• 40

• 4,000

• 40,000

The standard form of 7 x 10⁵ is

• 75

• 700

• 700,000

• 7,000,000

What is 10⁷ in factor form?

• 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10

• 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10

• 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10

• 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10

What is 10⁶ in factor form?

• Ten to the power of six

• 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10

• Ten times six

• 6,000,000