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Evaluate8 cubed . Use pencil and paper. Explain how you can check that your result is correct. Show your work.

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Answer:

512

Step-by-step explanation:

8 cubed is written as 8 to the power of 3 or 8*8*8

which is 8 times 8 times 8

let's break it down

8*8 = 64

64*8=512

final answer: 512

to check, do the opposite of what you just did

take the cubed root of 512

and you'd get 8

User Dan Goodspeed
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