How do you evaluate 72?

2 Answers
Mar 9, 2018

49

Explanation:

When a number or a variable has an exponent, it means that that number/variable is multiplied by itself, that many times.

So here we have 72

This means that 7 is multiplied by itself, one other time. So we could rewrite is as:

77

From here we solve:

77

=49

Mar 9, 2018

7x7= 72

Explanation:

72 is equivalent to saying 7 times its self. Anyhting raised to a power is that number times its self however many times the power or exponent says forr example; 66 is equivalent to 6x6x6x6x6x6