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THE BEETLE AND THE BEE
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Game: THE BEETLE AND THE BEE

Aim: Collect the strawberries, avoid the bees

Method:
Move the beetle with the arrow keys or by tapping the screen. When the beetle catches the strawberry, you must answer the question. If you get it right you keep the strawberry and earn points.

Your final score is based on the time taken minus health lost divided by 10.

Multiply indices
      
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The beetle and the bee game to practice
'Multiply indices' for 8th grade

Multiply indices by adding powers

What are indices?

Indices are terms that have been raised to a power such as 5⁶ or x³ or 4y⁴. Raised to the power means the term has been multiplied by itself that number of times.

4³ = 4 x 4 x 4     and     a⁵ = a x a x a x a x a

So the term indice simply means a number or term raised to a power.


How to multiply indices with the same base

In order to be able to multiply indices by adding powers, the indices must have the same base. So a³ and a⁶ have the same base "a", but x³ and y⁶ do not have the same base and cannot be simplified using the methods on this page.

To see why we can add powers to multiply indices with the same base, consider the expression a³ x a⁴. If we expand both indices we get:

(a x a x a) x (a x a x a x a) = a x a x a x a x a x a x a = a⁷

So we can see that multiplying a³ x a⁴ gives us a multiplied by itself 7 times, which you will notice is the same as adding the powers of the two terms.

a³ x a⁴ = a⁷

y⁴ x y⁴ = y⁸

If one or more of the terms is raised to a negative power, you follow the standard rules of arithmetic to compute the powers through adding and taking away.

p⁵ x p³ x p⁻³ = p⁵

p⁻⁵ x p⁴ x p⁻³ = p⁻⁴

If there are coefficients associated with the indices, multiply the coefficients first then add the powers to simplify the expression.

6y⁴ x 7y⁴ = 42y⁸

7p⁵q³ x 4p⁻³q² = 28p²q⁵

With our The beetle and the bee math game you will be practicing the topic "Multiply indices" from 8th grade / Number / Powers & Roots / Powers & Roots. The math in this game consists of 16 questions that ask you to multiply indices with the same base by adding powers e.g. 5a³ x 6a² = 30a⁵.

Interactive math adventure game to feed the beetle and avoid the bees...

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Fast moving interactive game to learn math where you control the beetle and the bee moves randomly about the screen. The bee should be avoided and the strawberries collected by answering math questions from the topic you have selected - this is learning math for fun!

Notes

  • Fast moving game with character control via keyboard arrows.
  • Suitable for tablets and mobiles by tapping the direction you want the beetle to go.
  • Learn or revise your math and win strawberries for your beetle!
  • On the second set of 5 levels there are 2 bees to avoid...
  • It's a fun game, but it can be hard to get through to the end!
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How to play The beetle and the bee to practice
'Multiply indices' for 8th grade

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The beetle is hungry and sees the tasty strawberry but the angry bee wants to sting it...

  1. Choose "The beetle and the bee" from the games selection page.
  2. When you start the game you are in the first level of a simple maze.
  3. You are the beetle and you want to eat the strawberry but there is a bee who will try to sting you.
  4. Each time the bee stings you, you lose a little of your life.
  5. Use your keyboard's arrows or tap the screen to move the beetle.
  6. Move the beetle around the obstacles avoiding the bee and get to the strawberry.
  7. When you catch a strawberry, you will get a math question from your selected topic.
  8. Select or enter the correct answer.
  9. If you are right you win the strawberry - now you must get back to the swirly "portal" at the top right of the screen.
  10. Entering the portal takes you to the next level of the maze.
  11. The game gets harder after the first 5 levels - now there are 2 bees trying to sting you...
  12. You need to complete all the levels without dying of bee stings to win.
  13. Your final score is your time taken minus your remaining health divided by 10.
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