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Try It Out -- Chapter 1, Lesson 4



Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

Select the term to complete the sentence.

A numerical expression that shows repeated multiplication is called a _____.
a.
base
b.
power
c.
exponent
 

 2. 

Select the term to complete the sentence.

In the expression 74, the 7 is called the ____, and the 4 is called the _____.
a.
power; exponent
b.
exponent; base
c.
base; exponent
 

 3. 

The expression 23 is equivalent to
a.
6
c.
3 ´ 3
b.
2 ´ 3
d.
2 ´ 2 ´ 2
 

 4. 

Calculate the power 310.
a.
30
b.
1000
c.
59049
 

 5. 

Write the number as a power.
five cubed
a.
5 ´ 3
b.
35
c.
53
 

 6. 

Write the number as a power:
twenty-five squared
a.
252
b.
25 ´ 2
c.
253
 

 7. 

Calculate the power  0.714.
a.
0.25
b.
2.84
c.
2.68
 

 8. 

Write the power 45 as repeated multiplication.
a.
5 ´ 5 ´ 5 ´ 5
b.
4 ´ 5
c.
4 ´ 4 ´ 4 ´ 4 ´ 4
 

 9. 

Write the power 0.653 as repeated multiplication.
a.
0.65 ´ 0.65 ´ 0.65
c.
0.6 + (5 ´ 5 ´ 5)
b.
0.65 ´ 3
 

 10. 

A large box conatins 24 boxes.  Inside each box are 24 smaller boxes that each contain 24 indiviually wrapped chocolates.  Use powers to determine the number of chocolates in the large box.
a.
72 chocolates
b.
13 824 chocolates
c.
600 chocolates
 



 
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