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Sample Item
Selected Response Item for Grade 7

Standard 6.0 Knowledge of Number Relationships and Computation/Arithmetic

Topic C. Number Computation

Indicator 1. Analyze number relations and compute

Objective e. Use the laws of exponents to simplify expressions

Assessment limit: Use the rules of exponents (power times power or power divided by power) with the same whole number base (0 – 100) and exponents (0 – 10)

Note: This problem is solved without a calculator.


Look at the expression below.
64 62

Which of the numbers below has the same value as the expression?

  1. 62
  2. 66
  3. 68
  4. 642

Correct Answer
B. 66
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