Answer
$16x^{5}$
The exponent is 5.
Work Step by Step
$ 8x^{3}(2x^{2})\qquad$... multiply coefficients and add exponents.
$=16x^{3+2}\qquad$...simplify
$=16x^{5}$
The exponent is 5.
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