a class is given this question on a test about exponents a squirrel collects 12 nuts an hour for 12 hours on 12 days write and expressions with and without exponents to find how many nuts the squrrel collected two students provided these answers student a 12^3 12 . 3 36 student b 12^3 12 . 12 .12 1,728 which student is correct explain what the incorrect student did incorrectly
Student B is correct.
Student A incorrectly multiplied 12^3 by 12 instead of raising 12 to the power of 3, and then multiplying by 12. The correct expression should be 12^3 * 12 = 1,728.
Student B correctly raised 12 to the power of 3, and then multiplied by 12 three times to account for the 12 hours over 12 days.