Question

Write (2 × 5)³ as a power with a single base. Sixty points!

Answer 1

$a^n=\underbrace{a\cdot a\cdot a\cdot ...\cdot a}_{n}\\\\\\(2\times5)^3=(10)^3=10^3\\\\10^3=10\cdot10\cdot10=1,000$

Answer 2

$(2 \times 5) {}^{3}$
$(10) {}^{3}$
=(10×10×10)
= 1,000