8th Grade Math Review - Exponents

Negative to postive

100

(-6)^-2

What is (1/6)^2?

200

2^-5

What is (1/2)^5?

300

-12^-1

What is -1/12?

400

(-3)^-4

What is 1/81?

500

rewrite using a positive exponent 1/a^-4

What is a⁴?

Multiplying

100

Write as one power. 

(x³)(x⁵)

What is x⁸

200

When multiplying powers with the same base, what do you do with the exponents?

What is add the exponents?

300

(2⁴)(2^-5)

What is 2^-1 or 1/2

400

Simplify (x²)(x⁴)(x⁵)

What is x¹¹

500

Simplify (3x²)(4x⁵)

What is 12x⁷

Power to power

100

Simplify (x²)³

What is x⁶?

200

When raising a power to a power, what do you do with the exponents?

What is multiply the exponents?

300

(10^-3)^-5

What is 10¹⁵

400

Simplify. (2x²+3y⁶/48y²)⁰

What is 1?

500

Simplify. ([6²]⁴)³

What is 6²⁴

Dividing

100

x⁸/x³

What is x⁵?

200

When dividing powers with the same base, what do you do with the exponents?

What is subtract the exponents?

300

3⁶/3¹⁰

What is 3^-4 or 1/3⁴

400

(8³)(8⁴)/8⁴

What is 8³

500

(12a⁷b⁶)/(3a²b²)

4a⁵b⁴

Double Points

100

Simplify (y⁹)(y⁹)/y⁴

What is y¹⁴?

200

what is the value.    2²+3²?

What is 13?

300

Expand 5³/5⁴

What is 5x5x5/5x5x5x5x5?

400

Simplify [(2²)³]⁴/2^-10

What is 2³⁴

500

Simplify using positive exponents 

(20y²x³)/(4y⁶x⁹)

What is 5/y⁴x⁶?