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Advanced Math practice question

Which of the following is the same as 5 × 5 × 5?

  1. A. 5³Correct
  2. B. 3⁵
  3. C. 5 × 3
  4. D. 5 + 5 + 5

Answer: A. 5³

Three factors of 5 make 5³.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. 3⁵
3⁵ is 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3.
C. 5 × 3
5 × 3 is 15, not 125.
D. 5 + 5 + 5
5 + 5 + 5 is 15.

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