Grade 6 1.1 Exponents (Whole Numbers)

What does the exponent in a power tell you to do?

• Add the base that many times

• Multiply the base by the exponent

• Multiply the base by itself that many times

• Multiply the exponent by the base

Which expression is equal to 3⁴?

• 3 × 4

• 3 + 3 + 3 + 3

• 3 × 3 × 3 × 3

• 4 × 4 × 4

What is the value of 2³?

• 6

• 8

• 9

• 4

Which part of 5⁶ is the base?

• 5

• 6

• 30

• 11

What is the mistake in this work? 3² = 3 × 3 × 3 = 27

• They used the wrong base

• They added instead of multiplying

• They used too many 3s

• There’s no mistake

What is 4² written as repeated multiplication?

What is the base in the expression 6³?

Solve: 2⁴ = ?

Directions: Drag the steps into the correct order to evaluate 3⁴.

• Final answer is 81

• Multiply 3 × 3

• Multiply the result by 3 again

• Multiply that result by 3 once more

Matching (Terms and Definitions)

• The number being multiplied repeatedly

• Exponent

• Tells how many times to multiply the bas

• Base

• The whole expression with exponent

• Power