A class is given this question on a test about exponents a squirrel collects 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

Question

Student A

12^3

12x3

36 nuts

Student B

12^3

12x12x12

1,728

Which student is correct explain what the incorrect student did incorrectly

Answer 1

Student B is correct.

Student A incorrectly wrote the expression as 12x3, which means the squirrel collected 12 nuts for 3 hours. This is not accurate as the squirrel collected 12 nuts per hour for 12 hours, not just for 3 hours.