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Evaluate powers with a negative exponent in a product

Grade 8 math · Fieldbook Learning

Name ______________________ Date __________

Use the exponent laws first, then work out the single power.

  1. Evaluate 4⁴ × 4⁻³.
  2. Evaluate 5⁴ × 5⁻⁴.
  3. Evaluate 4² × 4⁻².
  4. Evaluate 4² × 4⁻⁴.
  5. Evaluate 7³ × 7⁻².
  6. Evaluate 7⁵ × 7⁻³.
  7. Evaluate 2³ × 2⁻³.
  8. Evaluate 4⁴ × 4⁻⁴.
  9. Evaluate 8² × 8⁻¹.
  10. Evaluate 7³ × 7⁻⁴.
  11. Evaluate 5³ × 5⁻³.
  12. Evaluate 2⁵ × 2⁻⁴.
  13. Evaluate 9³ × 9⁻¹.
  14. Evaluate 2³ × 2⁻⁵.
  15. Evaluate 6² × 6⁻⁵.
  16. Evaluate 9³ × 9⁻².
  17. Evaluate 5² × 5⁻¹.
  18. Evaluate 5³ × 5⁻¹.
  19. Evaluate 3⁵ × 3⁻³.
  20. Evaluate 5⁶ × 5⁻².
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Answer key: Evaluate powers with a negative exponent in a product

  1. 4
  2. 1
  3. 1
  4. 1/16
  5. 7
  6. 49
  7. 1
  8. 1
  9. 8
  10. 1/7
  11. 1
  12. 2
  13. 81
  14. 1/4
  15. 1/216
  16. 9
  17. 5
  18. 25
  19. 9
  20. 625