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Which is larger?
3 raised to the 5th power
5 raised to the 3rd power
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Answer
3 raised to 5th power.
Reasoning
3 raised to the 5th power = 3 ^ 5 = 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 = 243
and
5 raised to the third power = 5 ^ 3 = 5 x 5 x 5 = 125.
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