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Class 8 Maths Worksheet: Exponents and Powers

Maths worksheets lesson 57: Exponents and powers · Set 64 · 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.What is the value of 4³? =
  2. 2.Write 9⁹ ÷ 9⁴ as a single power 9ⁿ. What is n?
  3. 3.What is the value of 10⁶ × 10⁻²? =
  4. 4.3.8 × 10⁶ =
  5. 5.What is the value of 8⁻² (as a fraction)? =
  6. 6.4.5 × 10⁵ =
  7. 7.3.1 × 10⁷ =
  8. 8.Write 3.5 × 10⁻⁴ as a decimal. =
  9. 9.2.7 × 10⁷ =
  10. 10.Write 110 in standard form as 1.1 × 10ⁿ. What is n?
  11. 11.3.8 × 10⁴ =
  12. 12.Write 9.9 × 10⁻³ as a decimal. =
  13. 13.What is the value of (1/8)⁻²? =
  14. 14.What is the value of (2/7)⁻²? =
  15. 15.What is the value of 3⁴? =
  16. 16.Write 98,000 in standard form as 9.8 × 10ⁿ. What is n?
  17. 17.Write 4³ × 4³ as a single power 4ⁿ. What is n?
  18. 18.What is the value of 6⁴? =
  19. 19.Write (5⁸)³ as a single power 5ⁿ. What is n?
  20. 20.What is the value of 10⁻¹ (as a fraction)? =
  21. 21.What is the value of 3⁵ × 3⁻¹? =
  22. 22.Write 7.5 × 10⁻² as a decimal. =
  23. 23.What is the value of 3⁹? =
  24. 24.Write (2³)⁶ as a single power 2ⁿ. What is n?
  25. 25.7.8 × 10⁴ =
  26. 26.What is the value of 7²? =
  27. 27.What is the value of 9²? =
  28. 28.5.7 × 10² =
  29. 29.Write 7.2 × 10⁻² as a decimal. =
  30. 30.What is the value of 2¹⁶? =
  31. 31.Write 1.7 × 10⁻¹ as a decimal. =
  32. 32.What is the value of 9⁻³ (as a fraction)? =
  33. 33.What is the value of 2⁵ × 2⁻²? =
  34. 34.Write 81,000 in standard form as 8.1 × 10ⁿ. What is n?
  35. 35.Write 2.1 × 10⁻³ as a decimal. =
  36. 36.What is the value of 5⁶ × 5⁻⁶? =
  37. 37.Write 2¹² ÷ 2⁴ as a single power 2ⁿ. What is n?
  38. 38.What is the value of 10² × 10⁻⁶? =
  39. 39.What is the value of 2¹¹? =
  40. 40.Write 1.8 × 10⁻¹ as a decimal. =

Answer key

  1. 64
  2. 5
  3. 10000
  4. 3800000
  5. 1/64
  6. 450000
  7. 31000000
  8. 0.00035
  9. 27000000
  10. 2
  11. 38000
  12. 0.0099
  13. 64
  14. 49/4
  15. 81
  16. 4
  17. 6
  18. 1296
  19. 24
  20. 1/10
  21. 81
  22. 0.075
  23. 19683
  24. 18
  25. 78000
  26. 49
  27. 81
  28. 570
  29. 0.072
  30. 65536
  31. 0.17
  32. 1/729
  33. 8
  34. 4
  35. 0.0021
  36. 1
  37. 8
  38. 1/10000
  39. 2048
  40. 0.18

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