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Can someone explain to me "to the power of"?

I'm in Grade 6, and have never gotten the hang of numbers to the power of another. Can someone help? I'm using Ruby and I don't understand the 2**5. https://code.sololearn.com/cTHFD85H9Afy/?ref=app

18th May 2017, 3:27 AM
Rushy
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@Rushy you can put it like that. 8 to the power of 3 is 8*8*8 8 to the power of 4 is 8*8*8*8 Please refer: https://www.mathsisfun.com/exponent.html
18th May 2017, 3:51 AM
Hatsy Rei
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Yes. 2**3 is 2x2x2 = 4×2 = 8 It's basic math.
18th May 2017, 3:50 AM
Chandra Wibowo
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2**5 is the same as: 2^5 or 2*2*2*2*2 or 2×2×2×2×2
18th May 2017, 3:31 AM
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@Chandra Wibowo Like repetitive multiplication?
18th May 2017, 3:46 AM
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x "to the power of" y means you are multiplying x by itself y times. Thus, 2 to the power of 5, or 2**5 in Ruby, means multiply 2 by itself 5 times = 2*2*2*2*2 = 32. Count the number of 2's you see below: 2 * 2 = 4 4 * 2 = 8 8 * 2 = 16 16 * 2 = 32
18th May 2017, 3:50 AM
Joseph P French
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Thank you so much for all your responses. Thanks for the link, Chandra, too. I know what squared numbers are. It really clarified things.
18th May 2017, 3:56 AM
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