SOLUTION: I would like to know how to answer this math problem it is 2 to the 3rd power...I multiple 2 three times and got the number 6 and it was wrong please show me what I did wrong....

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Question 659101: I would like to know how to answer this math problem it is 2 to the 3rd power...I multiple 2 three times and got the number 6 and it was wrong please show me what I did wrong....
Answer by fcabanski(1391) About Me  (Show Source):
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A number raised to a power x%5Ey means the product of y x's. So x%5E3 is x*x*x. It is not 3x. If x=10 then 10%5E3 = 10*10*10 = 1000.


2%5E3 is the product of 3 2's. That's 2*2*2 = 8.

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