Why does a number powered to 0 = 1?

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Anything multiplied by 0 is 0 right so why does x number raised to the power of 0 = 1? isnt it x^0 = x*0 (im turning grade 10 and i asked my teacher about this he told me its because its just what he was taught 💀)

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ELI5:
You have a pack of 4 apples.
(4^1 = 4 apples)

You have a basket with 4 packs of 4 apples.
(4^2 = 4 x 4 = 16 apples)

You have a shopping cart of 4 baskets of 4 packs of 4 apples.
(4^3 = 4 x 4 x 4 = 64 apples)

You have zero packs of 4 apples.
(4^0 = 0 x 4 = 0 apples)

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