Foundations of Exponents

How do you use exponents to represent numbers?

• repeated multiplication

• repeated addition

• repeated subtraction

• repeated division

Which is equivalent to 7 x 7 x 7 x 7 x 7 x 7

?

• 7⁵

• 7⁶

• 6⁷

• 7⁷

In the expression 3⁴, the three represents____________ ?

• power

• base

• exponent

• integers

Which is equivalent to 3³

• 27

• 9

• 81

• 12

How do you write 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 with an exponent?

• 4²
• 2⁴
• 2²

5⁴ =

• 20
• 625
• 1024

Find the equivalent expression.

9 x 9 x 9 x 9 x 9

• 9⁵
• 9¹⁵
• 9 x 5
• 9 + 9 + 9 + 9+ 9

How do you write this in exponent form?
4 * 4 * 4 * 4 * 4 * 4 * 4 * 4

• 4⁷
• 65,536
• 4⁸
• 7⁴

What is the BASE and ANSWER to this problem 5²?

• Base 2, Answer 10

• Base 5, Answer 25

• Base 5, Answer 10

• Base 2, Answer 25

The exponent tells me...

• the answer

• the what to multiply times the base

• the number of times to multiply the base (factor)

• The number to multiply times itself