Advanced MathEasySingle exponent from a product of powers
Advanced Math practice question
When 2³ × 2² is written as a single power of 2, what is the exponent?
Answer: 5
Multiplying powers of the same base adds the exponents: 3 + 2 = 5.
Common wrong answers
- If you answered 1
- 1 subtracts the exponents.
- If you answered 6
- 6 multiplies the exponents instead of adding them.
- If you answered 32
- 32 is the value of 2⁵, not the exponent.
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