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"Matt is correct because he multiplied the exponents."
[tex] - 3 \times - 1 = 3[/tex]
Because negative times negative is equals to positive

The statement that is true about how Matt's simplified expression is; Matt is Incorrect because he should have added the exponents.

How to Multiply Exponents?

From law of exponents, when it comes to multiplication, we know that;

y² × y³ = y^(2 + 3) = y⁵

Now, in this question we have the exponent;

x⁻³ x⁻¹ = x⁽⁻³⁾⁽⁻¹⁾ = x³

Looking at the exponent law earlier written, we can see that Matt's answer is incorrect because he multiplied the exponents instead of adding them.

Thus, Option B is correct.

Read more about Exponents at; https://brainly.com/question/11761858

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