Advanced Math practice question

Answer: 6

16 = 2⁴, so x − 2 = 4 and x = 6.

Common wrong answers

If you answered 2

2 subtracts instead of adding the shift.

If you answered 4

4 is x − 2, not x.

If you answered 18

18 adds 2 to 16 as if the exponent were the value.

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