Math · Exponents

Exponent Rules and Integer Exponents

Product, quotient and power rules, zero exponents and negative exponents.

  • 🎓 Grade 8
  • 🧮 Math
  • 📐 8.EE.A.1
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  1. Simplify: 5² × 5⁶

    • A 5⁸
    • B 25⁸
    • C 5⁴
    • D 5¹²

    Same base: add the exponents.

  2. 3² × 3³ = ?

    • A 729
    • B 15
    • C 243
    • D 45

    3⁵ = 243

  3. 5⁻² = ?

    • A −10
    • B 1/25
    • C 1/10
    • D −25

    5⁻² = 1/5² = 1/25

  4. Simplify: (a³)³

    • A a²⁷
    • B a⁶
    • C a⁹
    • D a³

    Power of a power: multiply the exponents.

  5. Which is equal to 4⁻² × 4⁵?

    • A 4⁷
    • B 16³
    • C 4⁻¹⁰
    • D 4³
  6. 2⁻³ = ?

    • A 1/8
    • B −8
    • C 1/6
    • D −6

    2⁻³ = 1/2³ = 1/8

  7. 10⁻⁴ = ?

    • A 1/10,000
    • B −40
    • C 1/40
    • D −10,000

    10⁻⁴ = 1/10⁴ = 1/10,000

  8. 2¹⁰ ÷ 2⁷ = ?

    • A 64
    • B 8
    • C 3
    • D 6

    2³ = 8

  9. 12⁰ = ?

    • A 12
    • B 1
    • C 0
    • D 120

    Any nonzero number to the zero power is 1.

  10. Simplify: x⁴ × x⁵

    • A x²⁰
    • B x⁹
    • C 2x⁹
    • D x¹

    Same base: add the exponents.

  11. Simplify: 2³ × 2⁴

    • A 2¹
    • B 2⁷
    • C 2¹²
    • D 4⁷

    Same base: add the exponents.

  12. 2³ × 3² = 6⁵

    False You can only add exponents when the bases are the same. 8 × 9 = 72.

  13. Simplify: 3⁷ × 3²

    • A 3¹⁴
    • B 3⁵
    • C 9⁹
    • D 3⁹

    Same base: add the exponents.

  14. Simplify: 4¹⁰ ÷ 4⁴

    • A 4⁶
    • B 4¹⁴
    • C 1⁶
    • D 4⁴⁰

    Same base: subtract the exponents.

  15. 2⁰ = ?

    • A 0
    • B 20
    • C 1
    • D 2

    Any nonzero number to the zero power is 1.

  16. Simplify: y⁸ ÷ y⁵

    • A 1³
    • B y¹³
    • C y³
    • D y⁴⁰

    Same base: subtract the exponents.

  17. Simplify: (2⁴)⁵

    • A 2⁹
    • B 32⁴
    • C 2²⁰
    • D 2¹⁰²⁴

    Power of a power: multiply the exponents.

  18. Simplify: (3²)³

    • A 3⁵
    • B 3⁸
    • C 27²
    • D 3⁶

    Power of a power: multiply the exponents.

  19. Simplify: 10⁵ × 10³

    • A 10¹⁵
    • B 10⁸
    • C 10²
    • D 100⁸

    Same base: add the exponents.

  20. Simplify: 7⁹ ÷ 7³

    • A 7¹²
    • B 1⁶
    • C 7⁶
    • D 7³

    Same base: subtract the exponents.

  21. Simplify: 5⁶ ÷ 5²

    • A 5⁸
    • B 5³
    • C 1⁴
    • D 5⁴

    Same base: subtract the exponents.

  22. Simplify: (2x³)²

    • A 4x⁵
    • B 4x⁶
    • C 2x⁶
    • D 2x⁵

    Square the 2 and multiply the exponents.

  23. 7⁰ = ?

    • A 7
    • B 1
    • C 0
    • D 70

    Any nonzero number to the zero power is 1.

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