Why does 2 raised by the power of 3 equal to 8?

Question

2 + 2 + 2 equals 6. So why display 8?

Answer 1

No, it is 2*2*2...

Answer 2

it's 2*2*2
2*2 is 4
4*2 is 8

Answer 3

Thank you for being my math teacher!

Answer 4

Power simply refers to "multiple for times".
For eg:
If 2 raised is by power of 3
It means 2 is multiplied for 3 times.
i.e
2*2*2 which is 8

Answer 5

It is 2³.