Free Printable Zero & Negative Exponents

1.

What does anything to the zero power equal??

a)

0

b)

1

c)

itself

d)

the variable

2.

$\left(xy\right)^0$

a)

xy

b)

0

c)

1

d)

$\frac{1}{xy}$

3.

How do you make a negative exponent positive?

a)

Multiply it by -1

b)

Move it to the other side of the fraction bar

c)

It can't be done

d)

Add the exponents together

4.

Simplify x^-7

a)

-7

b)

-7x

c)

1/x⁷

d)

-1/x⁷

5.

Simplify (-9)⁰

a)

-9

b)

-1

c)

1

d)

9

6.

Rewrite using a positive exponent.
w^-13

a)

-w¹³

b)

¹/_w¹³

c)

¹/_w^-13

d)

w¹³

7.

Simplify $\frac{a^{-2}}{b^{-7}}$

a)

$\frac{a^2}{b^7}$

b)

$ab^5$

c)

$\frac{b^7}{a^2}$

d)

$\frac{1}{a^2b^7}$

8.

$c^{-6}d^0e^3$

a)

$1$

b)

$\frac{de^3}{c^6}$

c)

$\frac{e^3}{c^6}$

d)

$c^6e^3$

9.

$\left(\frac{x^{-3}y}{z^{-2}}\right)^0$

Simplify

a)

$1$

b)

$\frac{yz^2}{x^3}$

c)

$0$

d)

$x^3yz^2$

10.

Simplify y⁰

a)

y

b)

0

c)

1

d)

1y

11.

$\left(\frac{x^{-3}y}{z^{-2}}\right)$

Simplify

a)

$1$

b)

$\frac{yz^2}{x^3}$

c)

$0$

d)

$x^3yz^2$

12.

$5a^{-5}$

a)

$\frac{5}{a^5}$

b)

$\frac{1}{5a^5}$

c)

$5a^5$

d)

$\frac{1}{a^5}$

13.

$\frac{x^{-3}}{y^{ }}$

a)

$\frac{y}{x^3}$

b)

$x^3y$

c)

$\frac{1}{x^3y}$

d)

$1$

14.

$\left(-7\right)^0$

a)

-7

b)

1

c)

0

d)

$\frac{1}{7}$

15.

$\frac{a^0b^{-2}c^3}{d^{-5}e^0}$

a)

$\frac{c^3d^5}{b^2}$

b)

$\frac{ac^3d^5}{b^2e}$

c)

$b^2c^3d^5$

d)

$1$

Zero & Negative Exponents

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 28mins

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