We are given the following exponent:
[tex]3^5[/tex]Since the exponent represents the number of times the base number repeats itself in a product, this can be written as:
[tex]3^5=3\times3\times3\times3\times3[/tex]Solving the product we get:
[tex]3\times3\times3\times3\times3=243[/tex]