Tessa argues that the value of (−5)*6 is greater than the value of (6)*5. Is Tessa correct or not? Justify your thinking.

Question

Responses

A) Tessa is incorrect because 6 is greater than -5

B) Tessa is incorrect because negative numbers inside parentheses always gives you a negative answer

C) Tessa is correct because and exponent of 6 will always give you a larger answer than an exponent of 5.

D) Tessa is correct because (−5)*6=15625 and (6)*5 = 7776, so 15625 > 7776

Answer 1

Hey, you typed TIMES, not exponent
(-5)^6 = +15625
(6)^5 = +7776
D