Exponent Task Cards

Tuesday, September30th , 2014

1) Calculate the powers, then compare each set of numbers using the <, >,
or = symbol.
23
15

32
72

62

43

2) Indicate the base, exponent and standard form

a) 53

b) 82
3) Match each

exponential notation with its equivalent multiplication

4) Arrange these expressions in increasing order

23

42

________

________

64

102

91

________

________

________

5) Use exponential notation to indicate the number of square units in each

grid.

__________________________________
_______________________________________
6) Choose the exponential notation that represents each cube from these
numbers:
10

93

7) Use a base and an exponent to express each of these repeated

multiplications

a) 3 x 3x 3 = _____________
4 = _____________

b) 8 x 8 = _____________

c) 4 x 4 x 4 x 4 x

d) 9 x 9 x 9 x 9 = _____________
8) Fill in the blank using these terms: To the power of, Squared,
Cubed, Exponent,
Base, Repeated , 53
a) When the exponent is 6 we say this is a number _________________
6.
b) The power is the result of a _________________ multiplication.
c) When the exponent is 3, we say this a _________________ number
d) The _________________ is the number of times the _________________ is
multiplied by
itself.
e) When the exponent is 2, we say this is a _________________
number
f) _________________ reads, 5 to the power of 3
9) Leah and Jonathan both love videogames. Jonathan thinks he has more
videogames than
Leah. Jonathan has 63 videogames and Leah has 44
video games. Is Jonathan right?

10) Mr. Brennan and his friend Ryan need to know how much coffee they
drink in exponential notation. In three weeks, Mr. Brennan drinks 27 coffees.
Ryan drinks 16 coffees. Use exponential notation to express these numbers.