Exponents

Exponents

Do you know exponents backwards and forwards?

Multiple Choice

What does 4⁵ mean?

• 4x4x4x4

• 4x4x4x4x4

• 4x4x4x4x4x4

• 4x5

Remember...

• the large number is the base and the smaller number is the exponent

• the exponent tells the base how many times to multiply by ITSELF

• Example 4⁵ mean 4x4x4x4x4

Multiple Choice

What is 7⁷ in expanded form?

• 7x7x7x7x7x7x7x7

• 7x7x7x7x7x7

• 7x7x7x7x7x7x7

• 7x7

Can you do it the other way?

What if they give you the problem in expanded form? Can you put it in exponential form?

Multiple Choice

What is 3x3x3 in exponential form?

• 3²

• 3³

• 3⁴

• 3⁵

Remember...

• the number being multiplied by itself is the base

• the number of times that number is being multiplied is the exponent

Multiple Choice

What is 2x2x2x2x2 in exponential form?

• 2²

• 2⁵

• 2⁴

• 2⁶

Multiple Choice

What is 9x9 in exponential form?

• 9²

• 2⁹

Multiple Choice

What is 2x2x3x3 in exponential form?

• 2³x3²

• 2²x3²

Multiple Choice

What is 4x4x7 in exponentian form?

• 4²x7

• 7²x4

Multiple Choice

What is 3x3x3x5x5 in exponential form?

• 3²x5³

• 3⁵x5³

• 3³x5²