Question

Luther evaluated 23 as 9 and Wade evaluated 32 as 9. Are both students correct? Explain why or why not.

Answer 1

2^3 = 2 * 2 * 2 = 8
3^2 = 3 * 3 = 9

nope...both students are not right...Luther got it wrong....because 2^3 means 2 * 2 * 2...and that equals 8

Answer 2

Luther and Wade's equations are illustrations of indices and exponents.

Wade is correct, but Luther is not.

Given

$2^3= 9$ -- Luther

$3^2= 9$ -- Wade

Luther is wrong, and the proof is as follows:

$2^3$

Expand

$2^3 = 2 \times 2 \times 2$

$2^3 = 8$

Hence, $2^3$ is 8, not 9

Wade is correct, and the proof is as follows:

$3^2$

Expand

$3^2 = 3 \times 3$

$3^2 = 9$

Hence, $3^2$ is 9 as calculated by Wade

So, we can conclude that Wade is correct, but Luther is not.

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