After working on the STAR practice math questions in Wes' seventh grade class, I learned many new things. For example, three things in class that I learned a lot about were exponents and how to multiply, divide, and add them.
Multiplying Exponents
When you multiply exponents (as seen in the picture above), you take the two exponent numbers and add them together, then you take the answer and hang it over the base number. For example:
Click here for a very helpful video on multiplying exponents!
Dividing Exponents
When you divide exponents (as seen in the picture above), you take the two exponent numbers and then subtract them, next you take the answer and hang it over the base number. For example:
Watch a great video on dividing exponents here.
Adding Exponents
When you add exponents, you first must find the answer of the two exponents put together, then you hang it over the base number. For instance,
(x3)(x4) = (xxx)(xxxx)
= xxxxxxx
= x7
= xxxxxxx
= x7
Click here to watch a video on adding exponents.
Learning this information was very helpful because not only will it help me succeed on the test, but it will also help me in real life situations. For more information on variables with exponents click here.
Ella, you did an amazing job! I like how you added links and pictures to help people understand what you learned.
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