Question

After a lesson on exponents,Tia went home and said to her mom,"I learned that 10 to the power of 4 is the same as 40,000." She has made a mistake in her thinking. Use words,numbers, or a place value chart to help Tia correct her mistake.

Answer 1

10 to the power of 4 is basically saying 10 x 10 x 10 x 10. This would equal ten thousand. Even though you are using the exponent 4 to do 10 to the fourth power, you're not going to have a 4 in the ten thousands place.

Answer 2

The answer should be 10,000.

Explanation:

Tia went home and said to her mom,"I learned that 10 to the power of 4 is the same as 40,000."

10 to the power of 4 means
`10^(4)` that is simplified as
`10*10*10*10` or 10,000.

10 to the power of 4 means 4 zeroes after 1 , and not after 4.