Question

A student claims that 8^3 times 8^-5 is greater than 1

Answer 1

The student is incorrect. The answer is not greater than 1. It is less than 1, but more than 0.

512(8^-5)

512*1/8*8*8*8*8

512/8*8*8*8*8

512/8^5

512/32768

1/64 is the answer.