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Eli claims that the product of 6 superscript 5 and 5 superscript negative 3 is 6 squared. which explains whether eli is correct?

User Rui Fonseca
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Answer:

Eli is incorrect. He added the exponents even though the bases are not the same.

Explanation:

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User Mshang
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Answer:

Eli is incorrect. He added the exponents even though the bases are not the same.

Explanation:

6^5 * 5^-3 = 6^2

5^-3 = 1/5^3 = 1/125

6^5 = 7776

7776*1/125 = 7776/125 = 62.2 approximately

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