What common base can be used to rewrite each side of the equation 2 raised to the x plus 3 power minus 3 is equal to 5 ?

Add 3 to both sides to get 2^(x + 3) = 8. Since 8 = 2^3, both sides can be written with base 2. The common base is 2, choice C.

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