Basic Exponent Rules and Scientific Notation

According to exponent rules, when we multiply powers we _______ the exponents.

• add

• subtract

• multiply

• divide

According to exponent rules, when we raise a power to a power we _______ the exponents.

• add

• subtract

• multiply

• divide

(2⁸)²

• 2¹⁶

• 2¹⁰

• 2⁶

• 2⁴

8⁷ ⁄ 8²

• 8⁵

• 8⁹

• 8¹⁴

• 1⁵

Simplify:
b⁴ x b⁻³ ÷ b⁻²

• b³

• b⁻³

• b⁵

• b⁻¹

Simplify:

(-4)³ * (-4)⁵

• -4⁸

• (-4)⁸

• 16⁸

• (-4)²

Simplify the following expression:

• 18x²⁵

• 9x¹⁰

• 1

• 18x¹⁰

Try to change the number back to standard form: 3.97  x  10^-2

• 0.000397

• 0.0397

• 0.0000397

• 0.397

According to exponent rules, when we divide powers we _______ the exponents.

• add

• subtract

• multiply

• divide

How do you solve:
(2x⁵)(6x⁴)

• MULTIPLY coefficients
  MULTIPLY exponents

• DIVIDE coefficients
  SUBTRACT exponents

• Combine like terms

• MULTIPLY coefficients
  ADD exponents