Question

There are (2^2)^4 x 2^0 cows in a meadow. What is the total number of cows in the meadow?

Answer 1

To find the total number of cows in the meadow, evaluate the expression (2^2)^4 x 2^0. The answer is 65,536 cows.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the total number of cows in the meadow, we need to evaluate the expression (2^2)^4 x 2^0. Let's break it down step by step:

1. Start with the innermost parentheses: (2^2). This equals 2^4, or 16.
2. Next, solve the remaining exponent of 4: 16^4. This equals 16 x 16 x 16 x 16, or 65,536.
3. Finally, multiply by 2^0: 65,536 x 1 (since any number raised to the power of 0 is always 1). The answer is 65,536 cows in the meadow.

Answer 2

(2^2)^4 x 2^0 =
4^4 x 2^0 =
256 x 1 =
256