Question

While doing his homework, Bryan thought about the football game, which is why he made a mistake. Instead of raising a number to the second power, he doubled it and got a two-digit number; this was the reverse of the correct answer. What was the correct answer?

Answer 1

Answer: 81

Step-by-step explanation:

Instead of 9^2=81 he did 9*2=18

Answer 2

Answer:

$9\times2=18$ instead of

$9^{2}= 81$

Step-by-step explanation:

Instead of raising a number to the second power, he doubled it and got a two-digit number; this was the reverse of the correct answer.

If there are no other factors:

We get $9\times2=18$ instead of

$9^{2}= 81$