2. What is an exponent?
Exponents are a
shorthand way to show
a larger number.
3. Where is an exponent
located at?
Exponents are sometimes
referred to as “powers.”
Base
6
4
Exponent
4. How do you read an
exponent?
A number with an exponent
is said to be "raised to the
power" of that exponent.
Let’s look at some
examples. . . .
5. 32 = three raised to the second
power or three squared
53 = five raised to the third
power or five cubed
74 = seven raised to the fourth
power
6. What does an
exponent mean?
An exponent tells how many
times the base is multiplied by
itself.
7 means 7 x 7 x 7 or 343
3
7. Helpful Tips
Any number raised to the 0 power
is equal to one!
10 = 1
0
Any number raised to the 1st power
is equal to the number itself.
8 =8
1
8. BE CAREFUL
The most common mistake is……
4 Why is4 x 3 = 12
= this not correct?
3
This is correct…..
4 = 4 x 4 x 4 = 64
3
9. CLASS PRACTICE
You do not have to write the
following questions in your
spiral notebook. However, you
will need a scratch piece of
paper to work out the
problems.
