Ellen’s dog has a pen that is 32 feet by 33 feet. What is the area of the dog pen?

A rectangle with length 3 cubed feet and width of 3 squared feet.

Find the area.

1. Multiply powers: 32 · 33

2. Expand each power: (3 · 3) · (3 · 3 · 3)

3. Simplify: 35

Complete each sentence.

The of the original exponent is the exponent in the power of product.

The dog pen has an area of square feet.