Understanding Exponents

What is 2 raised to the power of 3?

• 6

• 8

• 4

• 10

Write 5^2 in words.

• forty

• fifteen

• twenty

• twenty-five

• thirty

Use the word 'squared' in a sentence about numbers.

• Four squared equals sixteen.

• Three cubed equals twenty-seven.

• Five squared is twenty-five.

• Two plus two equals four.

Explain what an exponent is in your own words.

• An exponent is a mathematical notation that shows how many times to use a number in a multiplication.

• An exponent is a mathematical term that describes the average of a set of numbers.

• An exponent is a symbol used to indicate a square root operation.

• An exponent is a type of number that represents a fraction.

Calculate 3^4.

• 81

• 27

• 64

• 100

What is 10^1?

• 1

• 10^2

• 10

• 100

Write 4^3 in a different form.

• 64

• 16

• 256

• 32

Use the term 'cubed' in a sentence.

• Cubed vegetables are often used in salads for texture.

• The volume of a cube is calculated by taking the length of one side and cubing it.

• To cube a number, you simply add it to itself three times.

• The area of a square is found by cubing its perimeter.

What does 7^0 equal?

• 7

• 0

• 1.5

• 1

If 2^3 = 8, what is 2^2?

• 2

• 10

• 6

• 4