Mixed Practice: Powers and Exponents

Name: _______________________________
Date: _______________________________

Section A: Write in Exponential Form

Write each expression using exponents.

1) 5 × 5 × 5 = ________________
2) 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 = ________________
3) 7 × 7 = ________________
4) 10 × 10 × 10 × 10 = ________________
5) 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 = ________________
6) 9 × 9 × 9 = ________________

Section B: Write in Expanded Form

Write each exponential expression as repeated multiplication.

7) 4³ = ________________
8) 6² = ________________
9) 2⁵ = ________________
10) 8⁴ = ________________
11) 5² = ________________
12) 3⁴ = ________________

Section C: Evaluate the Powers

Calculate the value of each expression.

13) 2³ = ________________
14) 5² = ________________
15) 10³ = ________________
16) 4² = ________________
17) 3³ = ________________
18) 6² = ________________
19) 2⁶ = ________________
20) 10² = ________________

Section D: Challenge Questions

21) Which is larger: 2⁵ or 5²? ________________
22) What is the base in the expression 7⁴? ________________
23) What is the exponent in the expression 9³? ________________
24) Write 64 as a power of 2: ________________
25) Write 81 as a power of 3: ________________