6th Grade Math : Operations

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for 6th Grade Math

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Example Questions

Example Question #2 : 6th Grade Math

What is  written as a multiplication problem? 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

When expanding an exponent, we multiply the base by itself for the number indicated by the exponential value.

In this case, our base number is  and our exponential value is . So we multiply  by itself  times. 

Remember, the question asks us for the multiplication problem, not the answer to . Because of this,  is our correct answer.

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