Luther evaluated 23 as 9 and Wade evaluated 32 as 9. Are both students correct? Explain why or why not.

The answer

let A = 2^3 and B=3^2

the main formula is as following:

a^n = axaxax ... xa (n times), for all n upper than or equal 1

for example

a^3 = a x ax a

in our case

A = 2^3 = 2x2x2 = 4x2 = 8

B=3^2 = 3x 3 = 9

so, Luther's evaluation was wrong, by contrast Wade evaluated 32 as 9 correctly