Grade 6 · Math · Unit 4 of 13
Powers and Common Factors
Exponents and prime factorization
What your child practises
Reading and writing powers such as 3⁴, evaluating them, order of operations with powers, writing prime factorizations with exponents, and finding common factors and the greatest common factor.
Alberta Curriculum learning outcome: 6N3.1, 6N3.2, 6A1.1 · exponents, prime factorization with powers, common factors and evaluating expressions with powers
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Evaluate. Do the power first.
4 × 4² = ?
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64
Hint: Order of operations: brackets, powers, then multiply or divide, then add or subtract.
Question 2
What is the value of 6³?
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216
Hint: 6³ means 6 × 6 × 6.
Question 3
What does 8⁴ mean?
- 8 + 4
- 4 × 4 × 4 × 4 × 4 × 4 × 4 × 4
- 8 × 4
- 8 × 8 × 8 × 8
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8 × 8 × 8 × 8
Hint: The exponent tells how many copies of the base to multiply.
Question 4
What is the value of 6⁴?
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1296
Hint: 6⁴ means 6 × 6 × 6 × 6.
Question 5
Evaluate. Do the power first.
9 + 2² = ?
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13
Hint: Order of operations: brackets, powers, then multiply or divide, then add or subtract.
Question 6
Write 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 as a power.
- 4³
- 3⁴
- 3 × 4
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3⁴
Hint: The base is the number multiplied. The exponent tells how many times it is used.