← Exponents and powers lesson New set →

Class 8 Maths Worksheet: Exponents and Powers

Maths worksheets lesson 57: Exponents and powers · Set 269 · 40 sums
TalentJR

The method (Same base, work the powers): aᵐ × aⁿ = aᵐ⁺ⁿ, aᵐ ÷ aⁿ = aᵐ⁻ⁿ, (aᵐ)ⁿ = aᵐⁿ, a⁰ = 1. a⁻ⁿ = 1/aⁿ, and (a/b)⁻ⁿ = (b/a)ⁿ. Standard form: one digit before the point × a power of 10 — 4500000 = 4.5 × 10⁶. × 10⁻ⁿ moves the decimal point n places to the left: 2.5 × 10⁻³ = 0.0025.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.What is the value of (1/5)⁻²? =
  2. 2.What is the value of 2¹⁰? =
  3. 3.What is the value of 3² × 3⁻⁵? =
  4. 4.4.5 × 10² =
  5. 5.Write 8.7 × 10⁻³ as a decimal. =
  6. 6.What is the value of (2/5)⁻²? =
  7. 7.What is the value of 6⁻¹ (as a fraction)? =
  8. 8.5.1 × 10⁴ =
  9. 9.What is the value of (5/9)⁻¹? =
  10. 10.What is the value of 2⁻⁵ (as a fraction)? =
  11. 11.Write 82,000 in standard form as 8.2 × 10ⁿ. What is n?
  12. 12.Write 7.9 × 10⁻³ as a decimal. =
  13. 13.Write 2.7 × 10⁻³ as a decimal. =
  14. 14.What is the value of (7/9)⁻²? =
  15. 15.What is the value of 3⁵ × 3⁻²? =
  16. 16.Write 5.9 × 10⁻³ as a decimal. =
  17. 17.Write (7⁸)⁴ as a single power 7ⁿ. What is n?
  18. 18.Write 1.9 × 10⁻¹ as a decimal. =
  19. 19.Write 5.6 × 10⁻⁴ as a decimal. =
  20. 20.8.6 × 10³ =
  21. 21.Write 4.6 × 10⁻³ as a decimal. =
  22. 22.Write 9.9 × 10⁻¹ as a decimal. =
  23. 23.What is the value of 5⁵ × 5⁻⁵? =
  24. 24.8.4 × 10⁵ =
  25. 25.What is the value of 7²? =
  26. 26.Write 1.3 × 10⁻¹ as a decimal. =
  27. 27.What is the value of 3⁴? =
  28. 28.What is the value of 10⁻³ (as a fraction)? =
  29. 29.What is the value of 7⁵? =
  30. 30.What is the value of 2² × 2⁻⁴? =
  31. 31.7.4 × 10³ =
  32. 32.6.9 × 10⁵ =
  33. 33.What is the value of 5⁴? =
  34. 34.What is the value of 10⁴ × 10⁻³? =
  35. 35.Write 4.6 × 10⁻⁴ as a decimal. =
  36. 36.What is the value of 3¹ × 3⁻²? =
  37. 37.What is the value of 10³? =
  38. 38.Write 2⁶ × 2⁷ as a single power 2ⁿ. What is n?
  39. 39.What is the value of 2¹³? =
  40. 40.What is the value of 2⁵ × 2⁻³? =

Answer key

  1. 25
  2. 1024
  3. 1/27
  4. 450
  5. 0.0087
  6. 25/4
  7. 1/6
  8. 51000
  9. 9/5
  10. 1/32
  11. 4
  12. 0.0079
  13. 0.0027
  14. 81/49
  15. 27
  16. 0.0059
  17. 32
  18. 0.19
  19. 0.00056
  20. 8600
  21. 0.0046
  22. 0.99
  23. 1
  24. 840000
  25. 49
  26. 0.13
  27. 81
  28. 1/1000
  29. 16807
  30. 1/4
  31. 7400
  32. 690000
  33. 625
  34. 10
  35. 0.00046
  36. 1/3
  37. 1000
  38. 13
  39. 8192
  40. 4

Free maths worksheets lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/maths-worksheets