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A student claims that 8^3 times 8^-5 is greater than 1
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A student claims that 8^3 times 8^-5 is greater than 1

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The student is incorrect. The answer is not greater than 1. It is less than 1, but more than 0.

512(8^-5)

512*1/8*8*8*8*8

512/8*8*8*8*8

512/8^5

512/32768

1/64 is the answer.

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