Exponents

all middle students need to know about exponents

Exponents are similar to multiplication. But people often get mixed up with it.

These are some things you need to know about exponents

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 * 1) Numbers with exponents have two parts: the base (the big number) and the exponent (the little number on the top right of the big number). See picture above.
 * 2) When we solve for exponents, we do not multiply the base by the exponent, instead, we multiply the base by **itself** by the number that is the exponent. (Example: 6 with the exponent of 3 means 6 x 6 x 6. NOT 6 x 3.