Final answer:
The decimal value 10 is equal to the exponential 10 to the power of 1, or 101, which represents 10 multiplied by itself once.
Step-by-step explanation:
The student asked which exponential is equal to the decimal value 10. The correct answer is 101 which is represented by option 4) 101.
When we talk about exponential notation, it is simply a way to express a number in terms of a base (in this case 10) raised to a power (an exponent).
The exponent indicates how many times the base is multiplied by itself. For example, 10 squared (102) is 10 multiplied by 10, which gives us 100.
In the case of 10 to the power of 1 (101), it's just 10 multiplied by itself once, which is still 10. Therefore, the decimal value 10 is equal to 101.