Question

Hector is rewriting the expression 7 to the power of 11 in expanded form. How many terms will be multiplied in his rewritten expression? A: 2 B: 7 C: 11 D: 12

Answer 1

11 is the answer. If written out, there would be 11 sevens.

Answer 2

C. 11

Explanation:

We know that Hector is writing the expression
`7^(11)` in the expanded form.

Now,
`7^(11)` = 7 × 7 × 7 × 7 × 7 × 7 × 7 × 7 × 7 × 7 × 7

i.e. 7 is multiplied 11 times in order to obtain the result
`7^(11)`.

Thus, we see that there are 11 terms being multiplied in the expanded form.

Hence, option C is correct.