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— Matt Vaudrey (@MrVaudrey) September 20, 2013
@MrVaudrey 64 and 8 are strongly associated. When taxed, working memory craps out. So you've got 8 and 3 mushing around. That's my best.
— Michael Pershan (@mpershan) September 22, 2013
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I think the student was answering his own question, along the lines of “What number raised to the third power is 64?”
Answer: 8 to the third power.