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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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