Question

There are (2^4)^2 ⋅ 2^0 books in a cupboard. What is the total number of books in the cupboard?

Answer 1

There are 256 books in the cupboard

Answer 2

The parentheses mean you have to calculate 2^4 first.

2^4 = 16

Now we square it:

16^2 = 256

2^0 = 1

256 x 1 = 256 books

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