So basically this problem is asking if exponents can use the commutative property. The commutative property basically tells us that in addition and multiplication numbers can be switched to make it easier for us to solve. That doesn’t go for exponents though. 3 to the 4th power would be 81 and 4 to the 3rd power would be 64. So basically you can only use the commutative property in addition or multiplication problems. Not exponents, subtraction, or division. I hope I explained it well.