The Four Rules of Exponents on the SAT

You can almost bet there will be an exponent problem on the SAT. In fact, you can bank on there being several. Here is what you got to know: #1: The base (it’s the big number) An exponent all alone would be nothing more than a tiny speck floating in space. Every exponent needs a base: : base 3 : base 2 #2: Don’t add the bases does NOT equal does NOT equal #3: When multiplying similar bases add the exponents #4: When taking an exponent to an exponent multiply the exponents does NOT equal Practice using these rules on questions in the College Board book and you should be ready for all the easy and medium level problems on the SAT.