Question

Luther evaluated 2³ as 9 and Wade evaluated 3² as 9. Are both students correct? Explain why or why not.

Answer 1

Answer:

No, Wade is correct  Luther is incorrect

Step-by-step explanation:

3^2 =3*3 which is 9

2^3 = 2*2*2 which is 8

The two powers are not equal. Wade is correct, but Luther misinterpreted 2 to the power of 3 as 2 factors of 3. He switched the base and exponent. Luther’s value should be 2 times 2 times 2, which is 8.

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Answer 2

Wade is correct but luther is not. This is because when your multiplying exponents, you multiply the coefficient (the bug number) but the exponent (the little number). So, for 3^2 it would look like 3x3=9, so wade is correct! But for Luther, 2^3 would like like 2x2x2. So 2x2 we know equals 4 and then 4x2 equals 8. Which isn’t 9, so Wade is right and Luther is wrong