Exponents with Fractional Bases


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Examples, solutions, videos, and worksheets to help Grade 6 students learn how to evaluate exponents with fractional bases or fractions raised to a power.




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Exponents with fractional bases follow the same fundamental rules of exponents as those with integer bases. The exponent indicates how many times the fractional base is multiplied by itself.

The following diagram shows some examples of how to evaluate exponents with fractional bases. Scroll down the page for more examples and solutions of fractions raised to a power.
Exponents with Fractional Bases

Exponent Worksheets
Practice your skills with the following exponent worksheets:
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In this lesson, we will only look at exponents that are whole numbers. It also possible for exponents to be negative or be fractions. Check out the following lessons:
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Fractions Raised to a Powers
This video provides two examples of evaluating a positive fraction raised to a power.

Negative Fractions Raised to Powers
This video provides examples of raising negative fractions to powers.




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