Big Ideas Math: Modeling Real Life, Grade 8
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1. Exponents
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Exercise 11 Page 321

An exponent is a number or expression written above a number indicating how many times the number is being multiplied by itself.

(1/8)^2 y^3

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We want to write the given expression using exponents. Recall that an exponent is a number or expression written above a number indicating how many times that number is being multiplied by itself. Let's consider the given expression.

1/8 * 1/8_(2times) * y * y * y_(3times) We can see that the factor 18 is being multiplied by itself two times and that the factor y is being multiplied by itself three times. (1/8)^2 y^3