[ Answer ]
![\boxed{2^(3) \ * \ 4^(2) }](https://img.qammunity.org/2020/formulas/mathematics/middle-school/uufkolkj1im7uizvwcw5oburhw2lxtv2dx.png)
[ Explanation ]
Exponent: A number that tells you how many times to multiply a number by itself
2 * 2 * 2 * 4 * 4
You need to multiply 2 by itself 3 times. Therefore, 2 * 2 * 2 turns into:
![2^(3)](https://img.qammunity.org/2020/formulas/mathematics/middle-school/8esp9nkbwylobgb20tysqaiawu7jvhtfxo.png)
You multiply 4 by itself 2 times. Therefore, 4 * 4 turns into:
![4^(2)](https://img.qammunity.org/2020/formulas/mathematics/middle-school/qubvyxmqcx76o2jtgdo4l9yae8g34amj0n.png)
Now, multiply them by each other:
![2^(3) \ * \ 4^(2)](https://img.qammunity.org/2020/formulas/mathematics/middle-school/h2tubgfvy6cxeitiizsxojpzmusnqx370w.png)
Remember, you do not multiply the top number by the bottom number. The top number ONLY tells how many times the bottom numbers needs to be multiplied by itself.
![\boxed{[ \ Eclipsed \ ]}](https://img.qammunity.org/2020/formulas/mathematics/middle-school/8491bt8hsliua0siedmmuxblxvsrvd5nwa.png)