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Class 8 Maths Worksheet: Exponents and Powers

Maths worksheets lesson 57: Exponents and powers · Set 93 · 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.Write 3.6 × 10⁻¹ as a decimal. =
  2. 2.Write 8⁵ × 8³ as a single power 8ⁿ. What is n?
  3. 3.Write 6.8 × 10⁻² as a decimal. =
  4. 4.What is the value of (5/9)⁻²? =
  5. 5.What is the value of 10³ × 10⁻⁵? =
  6. 6.5 × 10² =
  7. 7.1.3 × 10⁴ =
  8. 8.What is the value of 7²? =
  9. 9.What is the value of 3⁻¹ (as a fraction)? =
  10. 10.What is the value of 2³? =
  11. 11.What is the value of 2³ × 2⁻⁵? =
  12. 12.3.1 × 10⁵ =
  13. 13.Write 4,200 in standard form as 4.2 × 10ⁿ. What is n?
  14. 14.What is the value of (1/9)⁻¹? =
  15. 15.What is the value of 2¹⁵? =
  16. 16.Write 5.2 × 10⁻⁴ as a decimal. =
  17. 17.Write 8 × 10⁻² as a decimal. =
  18. 18.Write 1.1 × 10⁻¹ as a decimal. =
  19. 19.What is the value of 4⁵? =
  20. 20.What is the value of 5⁶? =
  21. 21.What is the value of 2¹⁶? =
  22. 22.What is the value of 10⁶ × 10⁻²? =
  23. 23.Write 4.9 × 10⁻³ as a decimal. =
  24. 24.What is the value of 4⁶? =
  25. 25.What is the value of 2⁻² (as a fraction)? =
  26. 26.What is the value of 10¹ × 10⁻¹? =
  27. 27.What is the value of 5⁷? =
  28. 28.What is the value of 7³? =
  29. 29.What is the value of 7⁵? =
  30. 30.Write 39,00,000 in standard form as 3.9 × 10ⁿ. What is n?
  31. 31.What is the value of 5⁶ × 5⁻²? =
  32. 32.What is the value of 6⁵? =
  33. 33.Write 3¹¹ ÷ 3⁹ as a single power 3ⁿ. What is n?
  34. 34.Write (7⁶)⁹ as a single power 7ⁿ. What is n?
  35. 35.Write (5⁹)⁶ as a single power 5ⁿ. What is n?
  36. 36.What is the value of 2⁴ × 2⁻²? =
  37. 37.What is the value of 4⁴? =
  38. 38.3.8 × 10⁶ =
  39. 39.What is the value of 2¹²? =
  40. 40.Write (7⁸)⁸ as a single power 7ⁿ. What is n?

Answer key

  1. 0.36
  2. 8
  3. 0.068
  4. 81/25
  5. 1/100
  6. 500
  7. 13000
  8. 49
  9. 1/3
  10. 8
  11. 1/4
  12. 310000
  13. 3
  14. 9
  15. 32768
  16. 0.00052
  17. 0.08
  18. 0.11
  19. 1024
  20. 15625
  21. 65536
  22. 10000
  23. 0.0049
  24. 4096
  25. 1/4
  26. 1
  27. 78125
  28. 343
  29. 16807
  30. 6
  31. 625
  32. 7776
  33. 2
  34. 54
  35. 54
  36. 4
  37. 256
  38. 3800000
  39. 4096
  40. 64

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