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Exponents worksheets Grades 6–7

Evaluate powers, including negative bases.

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How to do it

3⁴ means 3 × 3 × 3 × 3. (−2)³ = −8, because three negatives multiply to a negative.

44=4×4×4×4=2564^{4} = 4 \times 4 \times 4 \times 4 = 2564 copies of 4 multiplied

Example problems

  1. 72=7^{2} =
  2. 73=7^{3} =
  3. (−3)4=(-3)^{4} =
  4. 83=8^{3} =

Integers and order of operations

  1. Comparing integers
  2. Adding integers
  3. Subtracting integers
  4. Multiplying and dividing integers
  5. Exponents
  6. Order of operations
  7. Order of operations with negative numbers
  8. Absolute value