Answer:
2^4*2^5=2^(4+5)=2^9
Explanation:
When dealing with operations with exponents and multiplication, the exponent operations always come first. So while the exponent 9 is correct for the answer, 4 is incorrect.
For example, if you were to solve each operation and eliminate every exponent, you would have
2^4*2^5=16*32=512 which is the same as 2^9=512.
As you can see, the exponent operation must come before the multiplication.