Mastering Exponent Rules in Multiplication

What is the term used to describe the small number above a number or variable in mathematics?

• Base

• Exponent

• Variable

• Coefficient

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CCSS.6.EE.A.1

What is the base in the expression 2^3?

• 3

• 9

• 2

• 6

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CCSS.6.EE.A.1

What does an exponent tell you?

• How many times to add the base

• How many times to divide the base

• How many times to subtract the base

• How many times to multiply the base by itself

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CCSS.6.EE.A.1

When multiplying exponents with the same base, what operation do we perform on the exponents?

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide

• Add

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CCSS.8.EE.A.1

If you have x^2 times x^3, what is the simplified form?

• 2x^3

• x^5

• 5x

• x^6

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CCSS.HSA.APR.A.1

What rule applies when multiplying numbers with the same base?

• Divide the exponents

• Add the exponents

• Subtract the bases

• Multiply the exponents

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CCSS.8.EE.A.1

What is the result of multiplying 2^2 by 2^3?

• 2^6

• 8

• 4^5

• 2^5

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CCSS.8.EE.A.1

In the expression 3y^2 times 4y^6, what is the result?

• 12y^12

• 7y^8

• 12y^8

• 7y^12

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CCSS.HSA.APR.A.1

If a variable has no visible exponent, what is its exponent assumed to be?

• 2

• It does not have an exponent

• 0

• 1

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CCSS.8.EE.A.1

When dealing with different bases in an expression, what must you do?

• Multiply the bases first

• Ensure the bases are the same before applying exponent rules

• Always add the exponents

• Divide the exponents

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CCSS.8.EE.A.1