USUS UKUKIndiaIndia

Every Question Helps You Learn

Parents Students Tutors Teachers
Join Us
USUS UKUKIndiaIndia
Join Us
Elementary (Grade 1-2)Elementary (Grade 3-5)Middle (Grade 6-8)Junior High (Grade 9-10)Senior High (Grade 11-12)Spanish (All ages)ESL (All ages)GamesSpecialist (All ages)
  1. Home
  2. Middle School: 6th, 7th and 8th Grade
  3. Math: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8
  4. Numbers - Indices
Streak
Leading Streak Today
Your Streak Today
Streak
Leading Streak Today
Your Streak Today
Numbers - Indices
A pond plant doubles its surface area every four days.

Numbers - Indices

This Math quiz is called 'Numbers - Indices' and it has been written by teachers to help you if you are studying the subject at middle school. Playing educational quizzes is a fabulous way to learn if you are in the 6th, 7th or 8th grade - aged 11 to 14.

It costs only $12.50 per month to play this quiz and over 3,500 others that help you with your school work. You can subscribe on the page at Join Us

Cubed and squared are types of indices. In the Powers quiz you saw how, by writing numbers as powers of a common base, multiplication and division can be turned into addition or subtraction of indices making calculations with large or small numbers easier, as long as you follow the Math rules.

1 .
What is the result of 24 x 83?
1,992
8,192
65,536
99,664
Convert 83 to a power of 2 before adding the indices
2 .
What is the result of 16 x 64 as a power of 2?
26
28
210
212
16 = 24; 64 = 26; 16 x 64 = 2(4 + 6)
3 .
John started a savings account with a deposit of £500 at 1.5% compound interest per year. How much (to the nearest 1p) is the account worth after three years?
£168.75
£522.84
£760.44
£1,522.50
After 1 year 500 x 1.015; after 3 years 500 x 1.0153
4 .
What is the result of 27 ÷ 28?
1/2
2
-1/2
-2
2(7 - 8) = 2-1 = 1/2 since the negative power is 1 over the positive power
5 .
How many liters will fill a cube of side length 25 cm?
1.25
15.625
25.125
61.25
253 ÷ 1,000 = 56 ÷ 103. Remember 1,000 cm3 = 1 liter
6 .
A pond plant doubles its surface area every four days. If it covered an area of 20 cm2 on 17th June, what is its area on 15th July?
2,560 cm2
2.56 m2
0.256 m2
256 cm2
'30 days hath September, April, June and November .......' so the plant has been growing for 28 = 4 x 7 days; 20 x 27
7 .
What is 0.24 as a power of 5?
5-1
5-2
5-4
5-5
0.2 = 1/5 = 5-1
8 .
What is the result of dividing 25 by 625?
51
5-1
52
5-2
25 = 52; 625 = 54
9 .
What index number must follow 3 to give 6,561?
7
8
9
10
6,561 = 81 x 81 = 34 x 34
10 .
How many days are there in 29 x 33 x 54 seconds?
30
50
100
125
Divide by 60 x 60 = 24 x 32 x 52 to find the hours, then divide by 24 = 23 x 31 to find days
Author:  Frank Evans
Math: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Play this quiz again

Contact Details

Education Quizzes

Heron's Way, Wragg Marsh
Spalding
Lincolnshire
PE12 6HH
England

Email

admin@educationquizzes.com

Customer Service

Home Page Students Free Teacher Resources in the USA - 4,000 Teacher-Written Quizzes Tutors

Here To Help

Contact Us Quiz List and Sitemap FAQs

About Us

Our Team Testimonials Terms and Conditions Privacy Policy

© Copyright 2016-2024 - Education Quizzes
Work Innovate Ltd - Design | Development | Marketing

We use cookies to enhance your experience on our website.

To comply with the e-Privacy directive, we need your consent - I agree - No thanks - Learn more