In 8³,what is the base?
A.3 B.8 C.12 D.32
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BASE OF AN EXPONENT
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B. 8
The base is the one written first before the exponent. As you can see in the expression 8 is written first before 3 so the base is 3. The base is the one being multplied to itself x times where x is the exponent. 8³ can be readed as "eight cubed" or "eight raised to three." 8³ can be simplified to 512 since 8 • 8 • 8 is 512.
The cube or shall I say the small three on top of the 8 is called exponent, and the first number which is 8 is the base.