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1.

Which is equivalent to 5 x 5 x 5 x 5

a)

5³

b)

5⁴

c)

4⁵

d)

5⁵

2.

Which is equivalent to 4 x 4 x 4 x 4 x 4

a)

4⁶

b)

5⁴

c)

4⁴

d)

4⁵

3.

The exponent equivalent of 20 x 20 x 20 is:

a)

20 x 3

b)

20³

c)

3²⁰

d)

2000

4.

Which number is the BASE?
2³= 8

a)

2

b)

3

c)

8

d)

not here

5.

Which number is the EXPONENT?
4^{2 =}16

a)

4

b)

2

c)

16

d)

not here

6.

10⁶=

a)

10 x 10 x 10

b)

10 x 10 x 10 x 10

c)

10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10

d)

10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10

7.

The exponent tells me...

a)

the answer

b)

the trick

c)

the number of times to multiply the base (factor)

d)

The number of days in a week

8.

What number is the EXPONENT?

2³=8

a)

2

b)

3

c)

8

9.

What is an exponent?

a)

repeated multiplication

b)

repeated addition

c)

repeated subtraction

d)

repeated division

10.

10³

a)

10

b)

100

c)

1000

d)

30

11.

10²

a)

100

b)

10

c)

1000

d)

20

12.

What are the factors for 5⁴?

a)

5 x 5 x 5

b)

4 x 4 x 4 x 4 x 4

c)

5 x 5 x 5 x 5

13.

What operation do you use with exponents?

a)

addition

b)

subtraction

c)

multiplication

d)

division

14.

Which is equivalent to 2⁴

a)

8

b)

20

c)

16

d)

12

15.

Which is equivalent to 3⁴

a)

27

b)

9

c)

81

d)

12

16.

How would you represent 8⁶ ?

a)

8 x 6

b)

8 x 8 x 6

c)

8 x 8 x 8 x 8 x 8 x 8

d)

6 x 6 x 6 x 6 x 6 x 6 x 6 x 6

17.

How would you write 6x6x6x6 using an exponent?

a)

4⁶

b)

6⁴

c)

24

d)

1,296

18.

The base number in 3⁵is

a)

3

b)

5

19.

The exponent in 4² is

a)

4

b)

2

20.

2⁵is the same as 2x5

a)

True

b)

False

21.

What is 10³?

a)

100

b)

30

c)

300

d)

1000

22.

4 squared is the same as

a)

4²

b)

4³

c)

4⁴

d)

4¹

23.

Six cubed is the same as

a)

6²

b)

6³

c)

6⁴

d)

6¹

24.

Which is equivalent to 3^{4 ?}

a)

27

b)

9

c)

81

d)

12

25.

8⁴Which number is the base of this expression?

a)

8

b)

4

c)

There is not base. Who needs a base?

26.

Which is equivalent to 4 x 4 x 4 x 4 x 4

a)

4⁶

b)

5⁴

c)

4⁴

d)

4⁵

27.

What is equivalent to 5 squared?

a)

25

b)

10

c)

55

d)

30

28.

How do you correctly say 4³

a)

4 squared

b)

3 quadrupled

c)

4 cubed

d)

4 to the power of 2

29.

What is the exponential expression of this multiplication sentence?
6 x 6 x 6 x 6 x 6 x 6 x 6

a)

6 to the 7th power

b)

6 to the 8th power

c)

7 to the 9th power

d)

10 to the 5th power

30.

What special word do you use for the exponent of 2?

a)

squared

b)

cubed

c)

triangled

d)

boxed

31.

What is the number that is multiplied?

a)

power

b)

base

c)

integer

d)

exponent

32.

What number tells how many times the base appears in the expression?

a)

power

b)

base

c)

integer

d)

exponent

33.

How do you read the following expression? Check all correct answers.
$6^2$

a)

six squared

b)

six to the power of two

c)

two raised to the power of six

d)

six raised to the power of two

34.

How do you read the following expression? Check all correct answers.

$7^3$

a)

seven cubed

b)

three raised to the seventh power

c)

seven to the power of three

d)

seven raised to the third power

35.

How do you read the following expression? Check all correct answers.
$9^4$

a)

nine squared

b)

nine to the power of four

c)

nine cubed

d)

nine raised to the fourth power

36.

$6^2$

a)

$6\times6$

b)

$6\ \times2$

37.

$6^2$

a)

36

b)

12

c)

62

d)

26

38.

$7^3$

a)

$7\times3$

b)

$7\times7\times7$

39.

$9^4$

a)

$9\times9\times9\times9$

b)

$9\times4$

40.

$2^6$

a)

$2\times6$

b)

$2\times2\times2\times2\times2\times2$

41.

$3^5$

Check all correct answers.

a)

five cubed

b)

three raised to the fifth power

c)

$3\times3\times3\times3\times3$

d)

81

42.

$4^3$

a)

$4\times3$

b)

$4\times4\times4$

43.

$5^5$

a)

$5\times5$

b)

$5\times5\times5\times5\times5$

An introduction to Exponents

Total questions: 43

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