Eli claims that the product of 6 to the power of 5 and 5 to the power of -3 is 6 to the power of 2. which explains whether eli is correct? eli is correct. he added5+(-3) to find the exponent of 2. eli is incorrect. he added the exponents instead of subtracting them. eli is incorrect. he subtracted the exponents instead of adding them. eli is incorrect. he added the exponents even though the bases are not the same.