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I student claims that 8 to the power of 3 times 8 to the power of -5 is greater than one, explain whether the student is correct or not

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The student is correct because 8 to the power of 3 is 72 and 8 to the power of -5 is 32,768. In conclusion, 72x32,768 is 2,359,296, meaning it is greater than 1
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