Understanding Exponents with Mr. J

What does the 'base' in an exponent problem represent?

• The operation being performed

• The number of times the base is multiplied

• The number that is being multiplied by itself

• The result of the exponentiation

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What does the exponent tell us in an exponent problem?

• How many times to add the base

• How many times to multiply the base

• How many times to divide the base

• How many times to subtract the base

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What is 3 to the fourth power?

• 64

• 27

• 12

• 81

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What does 'squared' mean in terms of exponents?

• Raised to the power of 3

• Raised to the power of 2

• Raised to the power of 4

• Raised to the power of 5

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What is the correct way to express 2 to the second power?

• 2 halved

• 2 tripled

• 2 squared

• 2 doubled

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What is the result of 4 cubed?

• 64

• 16

• 12

• 81

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How do you correctly solve 2 to the fifth power?

• 10

• 16

• 32

• 20

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What is the result of 5 cubed?

• 125

• 75

• 100

• 150

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What common mistake do people make when solving 10 squared?

• Multiplying 10 by 2

• Adding 10 twice

• Dividing 10 by 2

• Subtracting 2 from 10

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What does 10 squared equal?

• 10

• 50

• 100

• 20

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