Base Exponents

Exponents represent repeated ________________. 

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

Define an exponent

• a number

• a number that is going to be multiplied

• a number that tells how many times to multiply the base number

• the number of times 10 is multiplied by itself

75 x 10^2

• 75

• 750

• 7,500

• 75,000

6 x 10^3

• 600

• 60,000

• 60

• 6,000

80 x 10^4

• 80,000

• 8,000

• 800,000

• 8,000,000

49 x 10^-1

• -49

• .49

• 4.9

• -4.9

6 x 10^-3

• -6

• -.6

• -.006

• .006

132.5 x 10^-4

• .01325

• .1325

• -132.5

• -.01325

80.7 x 10^-1

• 80.7

• 8.07

• .807

• -8.07

12.96 x 10^5

• 1,296,000

• .0001296

• 12,960

• 129,600