Exponents and order of operations

Answer Key - Grade 6 Math Worksheet - Building Confidence

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1. 1.

   Ari writes a power on a sheet of paper: 3^3 means 3 × 3 × 3. What is 3^3?

   27
2. 2.

   Bo folds a paper strip in half 5 times, so it has 2^5 layers (one very squished strip). 2^5 means 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2. How many layers is that?

   32
3. 3.

   Esme tiles a square dollhouse floor in 8 rows of 8 tiles. The number of tiles is 8^2, which means 8 × 8. How many tiles is that?

   64
4. 4.

   Luz beats the clock on a warm-up. First work out the power: 2^3 means 2 × 2 × 2. What is 9 + 2^3?

   17
5. 5.

   Noah draws a bar with a part of 4 and a part made of 5 bars of 2. What is 4 + 5 × 2?

   14
6. 6.

   Pia has a jar with 15 beads (it rattles). Two friends each take 3 beads. The bar of 15 has 2 bars of 3 taken off. What is 15 − 2 × 3?

   9
7. 7.

   Bo follows a map clue from left to right: first 36 ÷ 6. What is 36 ÷ 6 × 3?

   18
8. 8.

   Esme solves a puzzle under the lamp. The power comes first: 3^2 means 3 × 3. What is 2 × 3^2?

   18
9. 9.

   Kira bundles two parts in parentheses: 3 + 2 is one bar. What is (3 + 2) × 4?

   20
10. 10.

    Luz packs 3 boxes of pencils. The parentheses bundle one box: 6 red and 2 blue. How many pencils are there, (6 + 2) × 3?

    24