EXPONENTS

GRADE:8
Multiple choice questions:
1. Simplify: ( 3/4)-3 x (-4/5)0
a) 64/27 b) 27/64 c) -27 /64 d) 64/-24.
2. If a/b = (2/3)-2 x (3/5)0 then the value of (a/b)-3
a) 729/32 b) 729/64 c) 64/729 d) 32/64.
3. (3/2)-3 is equal to:
a) 27/9 b) 8/27 c) 9/27

d) 8/9

4. (-2/3)-4 (-2/3)-8 is equal to:

a) -16/9 b)- 16/81 c) 16/6 d) 16/81.
5. {(-1/4)-2}-2 =
a) 256

b) -256 c) 1/256 d) -1/256.

GROUP 1
1. Express in power notation (-3/5)-3 x (-3/5)-3 x (-3/5)-3.
2. Find the value of {(-3)-1)-1}
3. Evaluate:
(-5/16)-2 x (-6/10)-2
4. Express -1/216 as an exponent of a rational number.
5. Find the reciprocal of (1/5)-4 .

GROUP 2

1. Find the value of (1/3)-1 +(1/3)0 (1/7)-1.

2. Express {(-2/5)-2}6 with a positive exponent.
3. Simplify:
(2-1 5-1) x (-5/7)-1.
4. Find the reciprocal of the rational number
(1/2)-2 (2/3)-3.
5. Find the value of:
(3/-8)2 x (-8)3.

GROUP 3
-3

1. By what number should (5/4) be divided so that the quotient may be

(15/16)-2 ?
2. Simplify:
(6-1 8-1)-1 + (2-1 3-1)-1.
3. Find the value of x if (4/5)7 x (4/5)-9 = (4/5)2x.
4. Find the value of (7 x 10-2 + 5.3 x 10-4).
5. Simplify:
[{(-4/5)-7 x (-4/5)9} (-4/5)2] and express the result as a power of 10.
ANSWERS:
MCQs
1. a 2. c 3. b 4. d
GROUP 1
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

(-3/5)-9
-3
9/256
(-1/6)3
I/625

GROUP 2
1. -3

5. c

2.(-5/2)12
3. -7/2
4. 27/32
5. -72
GROUP 3
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

9/20
30
X = -1
7.053 X 10-2
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