At the pottery class, Lily made a clay mug measuring 6 inches . She also made a
flower pot, which was 11 times taller than the mug. How tall was the pot?

An is a number that is written without a component. it is a number that is either or . an exponent is a or a number that another number is being to. the number that is being raised to a is called the . the or power tells you how many times to the base by . if an exponent is fractional then ask yourself the question: what when multiplied by itself a certain number of times will equal the number?