Exponent Rules
What is anything to the power of zero? (Ex: 80)
1
Simplify:
a10 x a2
a12
(-2)2=?
4
Mississippi has four S’s and four I’s. Can you spell that without using S or I?
T-H-A-T
T or F: Hippos run faster than humans.
True
Itself or the same number
Simplify:
25 / 23
22
-22=?
A girl fell off a 20-foot ladder. She wasn’t hurt. How?
She fell of the bottom step of a ladder.
How many days are there in a leap year?
366
If your bases are getting divided, what are you going to do with your exponents to combine them?
Subtract them
Simplify:
(102)6
1012
What is the inverse (opposite) of squaring something?
Square root
Wednesday, Bill and Jim went to a restaurant they ordered and ate their food. Then they paid the bill, but neither Bill nor Jim paid the bill. Who did?
Wednesday
What was the name of the last Queen of France?
Marie Antoinette
If your bases are getting multiplied, what do you do with your exponents to combine them?
Add them!
Simplify:
(72)3 x 75
711
What is the inverse (opposite) of cubing something?
Cube root
A girl throws a ball as hard as she can. It comes back to her, even though nothing and nobody touches it. How?
She threw it straight up
How many Great Lakes are there?
5
If your base has a power to a power, what are you going to do to with your exponents to combine them?
Multiply them
Simplify:
(43x44) / 47
40 = 1
What are the two square roots of 36?
-6 and 6
What is the one thing everyone can agree is between heaven and earth?
What is the name of the longest river in the world?
The Nile