Exponents and Unit Conversions

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What is an exponent?

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An exponent is a number that shows how many times to use the base in a multiplication. For example, in 2^3, 2 is the base and 3 is the exponent, meaning 2 is multiplied by itself 3 times (2 x 2 x 2 = 8).

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Convert 35,000 mg to kg.

Back

0.035 kg

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Convert 4 meters to centimeters.

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400 cm

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What is the value of 4^3?

Back

64

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Convert 3 kg to grams.

Back

3,000 g

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What is the base in the expression 5^2?

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5 is the base.

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How do you convert milligrams to kilograms?

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To convert mg to kg, divide the number of milligrams by 1,000,000.

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What does 10^2 equal?

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100

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If 2^4 = 16, what is 2^5?

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32 (2^5 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 = 32).

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What is the formula to convert meters to centimeters?

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Multiply the number of meters by 100.