Mastering Multiplication and Division of Exponents

What does 2 to the 3rd power mean?

• 2 * 3

• 2 + 3

• 2 + 2 + 2

• 2 * 2 * 2

What is the result of 3 squared times 3 squared?

• 81

• 18

• 27

• 9

What is the shortcut for multiplying exponents with the same base?

• Divide the exponents

• Add the exponents

• Multiply the exponents

• Subtract the exponents

What is 5 to the 4th power times 5 to the 3rd power?

• 5 to the 12th power

• 5 to the 1st power

• 5 to the 7th power

• 5 to the 6th power

How do you handle multiplying exponents with variables?

• Divide the exponents

• Multiply the exponents

• Add the exponents

• Subtract the exponents

What is the result of x squared times x to the 4th power?

• x to the 6th power

• x to the 8th power

• x to the 4th power

• x to the 2nd power

What is the rule for dividing exponents with the same base?

• Add the exponents

• Multiply the exponents

• Subtract the exponents

• Divide the exponents

What is 7 to the 12th power divided by 7 to the 5th power?

• 7 to the 17th power

• 7 to the 7th power

• 7 to the 5th power

• 7 to the 2nd power

How do you make a negative exponent positive?

• Move it to the other side of the fraction

• Add 1 to the exponent

• Subtract 1 from the exponent

• Multiply the exponent by -1

What is the result of x to the 4th times x to the negative 2?

• x to the 6th power

• x to the 2nd power

• x to the 4th power

• x to the 1st power