Question

what do the positive exponents tell you about the factors?
when the base is 3, a positive exponent tells
the number of times ? is used as
a factor.
$3^n$ valu
$3^3$ 27
$3^2$ 9
$3^1$ 3
$3^0$ 1
$3^{-1}$ $\frac{1}{3}$
$3^{-2}$ $\frac{1}{9}$
$3^{-3}$ $\frac{1}{27}$

Explanation:

Looking at the table, positive exponents with base 3: $3^3 = 3 \times 3 \times 3 = 27$, $3^2 = 3 \times 3 = 9$, $3^1 = 3$. This shows positive exponents count how many times the base (3) is multiplied as a factor.

Answer:

3