ABSTRACT

When working with powers and exponents, the following key points are important:

1. Powers are used to identify area, as in square feet, and volume, as in cubic feet.

2. Powers can also be used to indicate that a number should be squared, cubed, etc. This later designation is the number of times a number must be multiplied by itself. When several numbers are multiplied together, such as 4 × 5 × 6 = 120, the numbers, 4, 5, and 6 are the factors; 120 is the product.