Len wants to write the number 100,000 using a base of 10 and an exponent. What number should he use as an exponent?

1 Answer
Jun 13, 2018

Exponent = 5

(10^5)

Explanation:

10^1 = 10

10^2 = 10 xx 10 = 100

10^3 = 10 xx 10 xx 10 = 1000

10^4 = 10 xx 10 xx 10 xx 10 = 10000

10^5 = 10 xx 10 xx 10 xx 10 xx 10 xx 10 = 100000

So the exponent to be used is 5 i.e., 10^5