SOLUTION: please help me with this word problem. Thank You! The number is greater than 2^5 but less than 2^6. it is a power of 7. What is the number.

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Question 85451: please help me with this word problem. Thank You!
The number is greater than 2^5 but less than 2^6. it is a power of 7. What is the number.

Answer by scianci(186) About Me  (Show Source):
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2%5E5 = 32 and 2%5E6 = 64 so the number is between 32 and 64. The only power of 7 that's between 32 and 64 is 49 [49 = 7%5E2]