Answer: The operation preformed is multiplication.
Step-by-step explanation: When you have a integer that is raised to a power, you must evaluate that integer first. For example, if you are asked to solve 2^3 + 4^7, you must first multiply. 2^3= 8 and 4^7= 16,384 then we must add these two products together to get 16,392.
How to find the product of to the power number: 8^3. We take eight and times it by it's self 3 times to get 512.
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