Student B is correct.
Student A incorrectly multiplied 12 and 3 instead of using exponents to represent 12 raised to the power of 3. The correct expression should be 12^3 to represent 12 multiplied by itself 3 times, which equals 1,728 nuts.
12 nuts an hour for 12 hours on 12 days. Write an expression with and without exponents to find how many nuts the squirrel collected.
Two students provided these answers.
Student A Student B
123 123
12⋅3 12⋅12⋅12
36 nuts 1,728 nuts
Which student is correct? Explain what the incorrect student did incorrectly.
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