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A student claims that 8^3 • 8^-5 is greater than 1. Explain wheather the student is correct or not.
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A student claims that 8^3 • 8^-5 is greater than 1. Explain wheather the student is correct or not.

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The student is right. Because when multiplying both numbers, we have to multipy the exponents together. And in this case we are going to get 8^-15. And when it is simplified, it is actually bigger than 1.

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