Consider the equation 56 = 2^ the missing number is imbetween what two whole numbers?

To be able to answer this item, one simply needs to find the square root of 56. Using the calculator, the square root of 56 is approximately equal to 7.48. Thus, the answer to the item are 7 and 8. 

Another approach to answering this item is that we get familiar with the perfect squares there is under 100. The nearest perfect squares to 56 are 49 and 64. 49 is the square of 7 and 64 is the square of 8. Thus, the answers to the item item are 7 and 8.