Step-5

Title: Exponent Basics

Grade: 6-b Lesson: S3-L1

Explanation: Hello Students, time to practice and review the steps for the problem.

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Lesson Steps

Step Type Explanation Answer

1

Problem

Simplify the expression \$ (-15)^2 \$.

2

Step

Recognize that \$ (-15)^2 \$ means

(-15) multiplied by itself

3

Step

Write out the expression as repeated multiplication

\$ (-15 ) \times (-15) \$

4

Step

Perform the multiplication

\$ (-15 ) \times (-15) \$ = 225

5

Step

The result of the multiplication is 225.

6

Choice.A

This option is incorrect because it might be mistakenly considered as the result of (−15)+(−15), which is not the operation performed here

30

7

Choice.B

This option is incorrect and could be the result of incorrectly squaring 15 and then mistakenly adding rather than multiplying the factors, for example, 15+15+15

45

8

Choice.C

This answer is correct because by the calculation we got the answer as 225

225

9

Choice.D

This option is incorrect and doesn’t relate to the operations or values involved in squaring -15

305

10

Answer

Option

C

11

Sumup

Can you summarize what you’ve understood in the above steps?

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