SOLUTION: Using only the number 5, 5 times in a equation to equal 13?

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Question 339660: Using only the number 5, 5 times in a equation to equal 13?
Answer by nyc_function(2741) About Me  (Show Source):
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Any number raised to the zero power = 1.
Keep in mind that 5^0 = 1.
5 + 5 + 5^0 + 5^0 + 5^0 = 13
10 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 13
10 + 3 = 13
13 = 13
The equation is 5 + 5 + 5^0 + 5^0 + 5^0 = 13