Question

Sort the following numbers in increasing order from top to bottom.

• A. $2^5$
• B. $3^5$
• C. $5^2$
• D. $5^3$

Answer 1

$2^5=2\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 2$
$=(2\times 2)\times (2\times 2)\times 2$
$=(4\times 4\times 2)$
$=32$

$3^5=3\times 3\times 3\times 3\times 3$
$=(3\times 3)\times (3\times 3)\times 3$
$=(9\times 9\times 3)$
$=243$

$5^2=5\times 5$
$=25$

$5^3=5\times 5\times 5$
$=125$