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Advanced Math practice question

A number multiplied by itself three times gives −8. Which number is it?

  1. A. −2Correct
  2. B. 2
  3. C. −4
  4. D. −8/3

Answer: A. −2

(−2)(−2)(−2) = −8.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. 2
2 × 2 × 2 = 8, which is positive.
C. −4
(−4)³ = −64.
D. −8/3
−8/3 is −8 divided by 3, not a cube root.

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