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Class 8 Maths Worksheet: Exponents and Powers

Maths worksheets lesson 57: Exponents and powers · Set 602 · 40 sums
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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.

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  1. 1.1.3 × 10⁵ =
  2. 2.Write 1.6 × 10⁻² as a decimal. =
  3. 3.What is the value of 5³ × 5⁻⁶? =
  4. 4.What is the value of 8³? =
  5. 5.What is the value of 8⁻³ (as a fraction)? =
  6. 6.Write 7.2 × 10⁻³ as a decimal. =
  7. 7.Write 9³ × 9⁹ as a single power 9ⁿ. What is n?
  8. 8.What is the value of 3⁻³ (as a fraction)? =
  9. 9.What is the value of 2¹⁵? =
  10. 10.8.6 × 10⁷ =
  11. 11.Write (3⁷)³ as a single power 3ⁿ. What is n?
  12. 12.What is the value of 3¹⁰? =
  13. 13.Write 260 in standard form as 2.6 × 10ⁿ. What is n?
  14. 14.Write (5⁴)⁷ as a single power 5ⁿ. What is n?
  15. 15.2.6 × 10⁷ =
  16. 16.Write 2² × 2² as a single power 2ⁿ. What is n?
  17. 17.What is the value of (3/4)⁻²? =
  18. 18.What is the value of (3/7)⁻²? =
  19. 19.Write 2.4 × 10⁻¹ as a decimal. =
  20. 20.4.7 × 10⁶ =
  21. 21.6.7 × 10³ =
  22. 22.What is the value of 2⁷? =
  23. 23.What is the value of (7/9)⁻¹? =
  24. 24.Write 7⁶ × 7² as a single power 7ⁿ. What is n?
  25. 25.Write 7.4 × 10⁻¹ as a decimal. =
  26. 26.Write 2.1 × 10⁻¹ as a decimal. =
  27. 27.Write (5⁵)⁹ as a single power 5ⁿ. What is n?
  28. 28.What is the value of 6³? =
  29. 29.What is the value of (1/9)⁻¹? =
  30. 30.Write 7¹¹ ÷ 7³ as a single power 7ⁿ. What is n?
  31. 31.1.7 × 10⁵ =
  32. 32.Write (6⁴)⁴ as a single power 6ⁿ. What is n?
  33. 33.What is the value of 2⁵? =
  34. 34.Write 8.9 × 10⁻¹ as a decimal. =
  35. 35.What is the value of 10³? =
  36. 36.4.5 × 10⁵ =
  37. 37.Write 5.5 × 10⁻⁴ as a decimal. =
  38. 38.Write 1.8 × 10⁻³ as a decimal. =
  39. 39.What is the value of 7²? =
  40. 40.Write 2⁶ ÷ 2⁴ as a single power 2ⁿ. What is n?

Answer key

  1. 130000
  2. 0.016
  3. 1/125
  4. 512
  5. 1/512
  6. 0.0072
  7. 12
  8. 1/27
  9. 32768
  10. 86000000
  11. 21
  12. 59049
  13. 2
  14. 28
  15. 26000000
  16. 4
  17. 16/9
  18. 49/9
  19. 0.24
  20. 4700000
  21. 6700
  22. 128
  23. 9/7
  24. 8
  25. 0.74
  26. 0.21
  27. 45
  28. 216
  29. 9
  30. 8
  31. 170000
  32. 16
  33. 32
  34. 0.89
  35. 1000
  36. 450000
  37. 0.00055
  38. 0.0018
  39. 49
  40. 2

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