Exploring Exponents and Their Rules

What grade are students typically first introduced to exponents?

• Fifth grade

• Sixth grade

• Fourth grade

• Seventh grade

What does the exponent in an expression tell us?

• The number of times to add a number to itself

• The number of times to multiply a number by itself

• The number of times to subtract a number from itself

• The number of times to divide a number by itself

What is the result of raising a negative number to an even power?

• A negative number

• A positive number

• Zero

• The same number

How do you write the product of 7 times 7 times 7 times 7 using exponents?

• 7 to the power of 4

• 7 to the power of 3

• 28

• 49 to the power of 2

According to the product property of exponents, what should you do with the exponents when multiplying like bases?

• Subtract them

• Multiply them

• Divide them

• Add them

What is the base in the expression 3 to the 7th power?

• 3

• 10

• 7

• 21

What does the expression (2/3)^2 represent?

• 2/3 times 2

• 2/3 divided by 2

• 2/3 times 2/3

• 2 times 2/3

What must be true for the product property of exponents to apply?

• The bases must be the same

• The bases must be different

• The exponents must be the same

• The exponents must be different

What is the simplified form of the expression 4x times 5x squared?

• 9x^2

• 20x^2

• 9x^3

• 20x^3

If you have the expression 4x^2 times 2x^5, what is the simplified form?

• 6x^7

• 6x^10

• 8x^7

• 8x^10