Brush up your maths: answer to multiplying and dividing with powers exercise

What do we get if we multiply 63 by 62? What do we get if we divide 63 by 62?

63 × 62 = 63+2 = 65 = 7776. You would probably need a calculator for the last bit. (I used one.)

63
–––   =   63–2 = 61 = 6
62


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