Because 542 times 6 is 3252, not 2482.
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You pretty much write it as you said it. You handle the exponent first and then add and subtract. 3 + 542-6 = 3 + 2,916 - 6 =2,913
To show the working out for 542 divided by 2, you would perform long division. Start by dividing 5 (the first digit of 542) by 2, which equals 2 with a remainder of 1. Bring down the next digit, 4, to make 14. Then divide 14 by 2 to get 7. Finally, bring down the last digit, 2, to make 12, and divide 12 by 2 to get 6. Therefore, 542 divided by 2 equals 271.
66 = 46656 67 = 279936
6 x 6 x 6 x 6 x 6 x 6 x 6 x 6 = 68 = 1679616
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