a.
(64x² + 96x + 36) / (16x + 12)
= 4(16x² + 24x + 9) / 4(4x + 3)
= 4*(4x + 3)(4x + 3) / 4(4x + 3)
= 4x + 3
b.
1.79 x 10^5 = 1.79 * 100,000 = 179,000
c.
(5.9736 x 10^24) + (4.8685 x 10^24)
= (5.9736 + 4.8685) x 10^24
= 10.8421 x 10^24
= 1.08421 x 10^25