7. It is given that 2t = 2 048.

The value of t is
A 9
Tuition Drill B 10
Form 3 Chapter 5 : Indices C 11
D 13
Objective Questions
1
8. If × 12m = 288, then the value of m is
6
A 3
1. Which of the following is correct? B 4
A a4 = a × a × a × a C 5
B a4 = 4 × a × a × a × a D 6
C a4 = a + a + a + a
D (– a )4 = – a × a × a × a 9. 33 × 33 =
A 36
2. Which of the following is correct? B 39
Number Base Index C 69
3
A 5 3 5 D 96
B 108 8 10
C 212 12 2 10. 66 × 107 × 1015 × 611 × 1014 =
D 3 15
3 15 A 617 × 1036
B 625 × 1028
C 629 × 1025
3. A rectangular pool has a length of 216 m, a width D 636 × 1017
of 36 m and a depth of 6 m. The volume, in m3,
of the pool is 1 2 4 4
11. a × b × 125c3 =
A 312 2 5
B 66 A 2a2b4c3
C 75 B 25a2b4c2
D 212 C 50a2b4c3
D 36a2b3c2

3 12. 23 × 34 =
3 A 648
4. 2 =
5 B 724
9 C 842
A 2 D 2 187
15
3
B 6
5 13. If 74 × 58 × 7 × 53 = 7m × 5n, then
27 A m = 3, n = 11
C 8
125 B m = 4, n = 11
72 C m = 5, n = 11
D 17 D m = 12, n = 4
125

5. The value of (–2)7 – (–3)5 is 14. Which of the following is correct?

A –371 7
A f 7 × 2h10 × h4 × 12f 3 = 21f10h14
B –115 8
C 115 1 2
B 2y5 × w6 × y3 × 9w6 = y8w12
D 371 3 3
1
6. 92 + 94 = C 6p4 × m4 × 5m × p9 = 15p13m6
A 5 224 2
B 6 561 3 3
D g × 2t8 × g2 × 8t6 = g6t14
C 6 642 4
D 531 441
15. Which of the following is equal to xa – b? 23. (m4n)3 × mn2 =
A xb ÷ xa A m5 n 5
B xa ÷ xb B m12n3
C xa × xb C m13n2
D xa × xb D m13n5

16. 145 ÷ 143 = 24. (t2)4 ÷ t3 =

A 176 A t2
B 196 B t3
C 216 C t5
D 224 D t11

17. Which of the following is not equal to a3? 25. m8s3 ÷ m3s =
A a6 ÷ a3 A m5s2
B a15 ÷ a12 B m5s4
C a18 ÷ a15 C m7s2
D a12 ÷ a4 D m11s4

18. 78s10 ÷ 6s5 = 1

A 13s2 26. ( y)(3y5)2 =
6
B 17s2 A y11
C 13s5 3 11
D 17s5 B y
2
1 8
28k 24 C y
19. = 2
42k 18
1 15
2 6 D y
A k 6
3
3 6 27. (5p6s3)2 ÷ (p2s)5 × (2p3s2)2 =
B k
4 25 8 4
3 8 A ps
C k 4
4 25
8 8 B
D k 4 p4s3
9
100 p 8
C
20. Which of the following is not correct? s5
2 6 D 100p8s5
A 10w14 ÷ 25w6 = w
5 28. Which of the following values is not equal to 2?
20 4 16 16 1
B 32p ÷ 18p = p 3
9 A 8
9 B 22 × 2–1
C 81t12 ÷ 18t2 = t10 C 20 × 2
2
D 60x21 ÷ 5x7 = 12x3 2 −1
D
2
4 4
21. (2 ) =
A 28 29. 2–3 × 32 =
B 216 1
C 244 A
6
D 2256
1
B
22. (35 × 105 × 26)3 = 5
A 36 × 217 × 58 8
C
B 39 × 233 × 515 9
C 39 × 251 × 515
D 327 × 233 × 515
 1 D 729
D 1
8
−1 5
1 6
2 3 36. Calculate the value of + 64 .
3 5 3
30. 27 ÷ 243
1 A 19
A B 35
27
C 45
1
B D 67
9
C
1 37. (2y0n6)3 ÷ y5n–4 =
3 6n14
D 3 A
y5
31. (2p0)–2 (q4) = 2n 22
B
1 4 y2
A q
4 8n 22
C
2q 4 y5
B
p2 8n18
2p D
C y5
q8
1 38. Given that 3r ÷ 3–3 = 38, then r =
D
4 p 2q8 A –24
B –11
1 C 5
3
32. 25 × 8 × 2–7 = D 11
1
A
4 39. (f 3 g7)3 × fg–10 =
1 A f10 g11
B B f 9 g31
2
C 2 C f10 g–11
D 3 D f 7 g11

4
33. (x3y2)4 ÷ y–3 = w2
A x7y3 40. Given that = wn, then n =
w7
B x7y11
C x12y5 A –20
D x12y11 B 1
C 5
1 3
D 20
34. 7–3 × 7 2 × 49 2 =
1 41. (kh4)3 ÷ (k–3h8) =
A
7 A h4
B 1 B h20
C 7 1
C 6 4
D 7 k h
D k6h4
3
3 4 × 3 −6 × 81 4 3
35. = 1 −1
9 2 2
3 −4 42. Calculate the value of ÷ .
1 100 9
A 9
729 A
1 1000
B
243 81
B
C 243 1 000
 9 C 10g3w10
C D 25g3w11
100
27
D 49. 30 × (2y2)4 × y–5 =
100 A 8y
B 2y3
43. (8m3y–4)2 ÷ (4m–2y3)3 = C 16y3
2 D 16y13
A
y 17
m12 19r 6 t 4 × 24r −1t 2
B 50. =
y 17 (6rt − 2 ) 2
A 6r3t10
y 17
C B 24r3t2
m12 C 27r3t10
4m10 D 36r4t2
D
y3
−1 x4 y7
51. Simplify (2x 3 y5)3 × .
44. If 55 ÷ 5k = 5k ÷ 59, then k = 6x18
A 7 y 22
B 2 A
x13
C –2
D –7 4 y 22
B
3 x15
4 y8
C
45. 5 0 –2 4
8p r × 3p r = 3 x13
8 y 15
A D
p 3 x15
24r 4 52. Find the value of (32 × 710) 5 ÷ (2–2 × 74).
1
B
p 10
1
C p34r4 A
98
D 24p3r4
8
3 1 B
−1 49
2 8 2 0 4
46. The value of 2 × (2 × 3 ×2) =
49
1 C
A 8
36
49
2 D
B 2
9
4 1
C p 9 × (81 y 12 ) 4
9 53. Simplify 1
.
D 1 ( p 8 y 10 ) 2
3 p5
47. Given that 32 × 2m = 8–1, then m = A
A –8 y2
B –2 9 p5
1 B
C y2
8 C 3p5y2
1 D 9p5y2
D
2

48. (5g4w–2)2 ÷ (gw–3)5 =

A 5gw12
B 25g3w12