Expanding Powers to Standard Form

Name: _______________________________
Date: _______________________________

Remember: A power tells us how many times to multiply a number by itself.

Example: 3⁴ = 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 = 81

Part A: Expand and Calculate

Write each power as repeated multiplication, then calculate the answer.

1. 2³ = = ______
2. 5² = = ______
3. 4³ = = ______
4. 10² = = ______
5. 3⁴ = = ______
6. 6² = = ______

Part B: Calculate the Powers

Find the value of each expression.

7. 2⁴ = ______
8. 7² = ______
9. 1⁵ = ______
10. 10³ = ______
11. 5³ = ______
12. 8² = ______
13. 2⁵ = ______
14. 9² = ______
15. 3³ = ______

Part C: Challenge Questions

16. 2² × 3² = ______ × ______ = ______
17. 10⁴ = ______________________
18. If 2⁶ = 64, what is the value of 2⁷? ______
19. Write 16 as a power of 2: 16 = 2 ______
20. Write 27 as a power of 3: 27 = 3 ______