Exponents Practice Problems
Grades 6-9 · 5 problems
Practice your exponent skills with these problems. Understand how exponents work and how to simplify expressions with exponents.
Tip: Any number (except 0) raised to the power of 0 is equal to 1.
1
What is 3 squared?
2
Evaluate 2 to the power of 5.
3
Simplify: x² * x³
4
Simplify: (4²)³
5
Simplify: (a⁻² * b³) / (a⁴ * b⁻¹)
Common Mistakes
- Forgetting to distribute the exponent when raising a product to a power, e.g., (ab)² ≠ ab²
- Incorrectly applying the rule for multiplying exponents with the same base (adding exponents instead of multiplying)
- Misunderstanding negative exponents and incorrectly placing the base in the numerator instead of the denominator.