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Evaluate powers with positive bases

Grade 8 math · Fieldbook Learning

Name ______________________ Date __________

Multiply the base by itself as many times as the exponent says. A zero exponent gives 1, and a negative exponent means take the reciprocal.

  1. Evaluate 7⁴. (Write a whole number or a fraction.)
  2. Evaluate 8². (Write a whole number or a fraction.)
  3. What is 2 to the power of 4? (Write a whole number.)
  4. Evaluate 4⁴. (Write a whole number or a fraction.)
  5. What is 8 to the power of 4? (Write a whole number.)
  6. Evaluate 6⁴. (Write a whole number or a fraction.)
  7. Evaluate 2². (Write a whole number or a fraction.)
  8. Evaluate 3³. (Write a whole number or a fraction.)
  9. What is 2 to the power of 2? (Write a whole number.)
  10. What is 4 to the power of 5? (Write a whole number.)
  11. Evaluate 10³. (Write a whole number or a fraction.)
  12. Evaluate 9⁴. (Write a whole number or a fraction.)
  13. Evaluate 3². (Write a whole number or a fraction.)
  14. Evaluate 12³. (Write a whole number or a fraction.)
  15. Evaluate 15³. (Write a whole number or a fraction.)
  16. Evaluate 14⁴. (Write a whole number or a fraction.)
  17. Evaluate 8⁵. (Write a whole number or a fraction.)
  18. What is 8 to the power of 2? (Write a whole number.)
  19. Evaluate 6³. (Write a whole number or a fraction.)
  20. Evaluate 20². (Write a whole number or a fraction.)
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Answer key: Evaluate powers with positive bases

  1. 2401
  2. 64
  3. 16
  4. 256
  5. 4096
  6. 1296
  7. 4
  8. 27
  9. 4
  10. 1024
  11. 1000
  12. 6561
  13. 9
  14. 1728
  15. 3375
  16. 38416
  17. 32768
  18. 64
  19. 216
  20. 400