4^2 • 4^3

Kerry is trying to solve the above expression. She takes the following steps:
Kerry notices the bases of each power are the same, so she writes 4 down as the base of her answer.
Kerry sees that this is a multiplication problem, so she multiplies the exponents together to get 6 as the exponent of her answer.
Kerry arrives at the answer 4^6. Which step(s) did she make a mistake in and what was the mistake?

Question

4^2 • 4^3 

Kerry is trying to solve the above expression. She takes the following steps:
Kerry notices the bases of each power are the same, so she writes 4 down as the base of her answer.
Kerry sees that this is a multiplication problem, so she multiplies the exponents together to get 6 as the exponent of her answer.
Kerry arrives at the answer 4^6. Which step(s) did she make a mistake in and what was the mistake?

saifoo.khan · Answer

When bases are same and there's a multiply sign in b/w you add the exponents.

shubhamsrg · Answer

mistake in the very first step -> kerry attempts to solve this problem! :|

anonymous · Answer

$$x^a \times x^b = x^{a+b}$$

anonymous · Answer

She did mistake in second step by multiplying the two exponents...

ganpat · Answer

it should be...$$4^{2} * 4^{3} = 4 ^{(2 +3)} = 4^{5} = 1024$$