Big Ideas Math: Modeling Real Life, Grade 8
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1. Exponents
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Exercise 14 Page 323

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

6.4^4 b^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.

6.4 * 6.4 * 6.4 * 6.4_(4times) * b * b * b_(3times) We can see that the factor 6.4 is being multiplied by itself four times and that the factor b is being multiplied by itself three times. 6.4^4 b^3