Exploring Equivalent Numerical Expressions with Exponents

What is the purpose of using exponents?

• To subtract numbers efficiently

• To write a number without repeating multiplication

• To divide numbers easily

• To add numbers quickly

How do you represent 3 multiplied by itself seven times using exponents?

• 3^5

• 3^8

• 3^7

• 3^6

What does 3 to the second power mean?

• Multiplying 3 by itself three times

• Dividing 3 by itself two times

• Multiplying 3 by itself two times

• Adding 3 to itself two times

What is the result of 3^2 * 3^3?

• 3^6

• 3^5

• 3^4

• 3^7

What does a negative exponent indicate?

• A smaller number or a decimal

• A whole number

• A positive number

• A larger number

How can you convert a number with a negative exponent to a fraction?

• By taking the reciprocal of the number

• By subtracting 1 from the exponent

• By adding 1 to the exponent

• By multiplying the number by 2

What is the reciprocal of 3^(-2)?

• 1/3^(-2)

• 3^(-3)

• 1/3^2

• 3^2

What is 1 over 3^2 equivalent to?

• 1/3

• 1/9

• 1/6

• 1/12

How do you handle a negative exponent in a fraction?

• By multiplying the fraction by 2

• By adding the exponent

• By subtracting the exponent

• By taking the reciprocal of the fraction

What is the result of 2^(-3) when converted to a whole number?

• 1/4

• 4

• 8

• 1/8