Question

Multiply. Simplify if possible.

Answer 1

Any ideas?

Answer 2

I'm not sure how to solve it.

Answer 3

You are not "solving" it, you are actually "simplifying" it.
Do you understand the difference?

Answer 4

Oh yes. What I meant to say was I'm not sure of the steps to simplifying it, I missed the lesson over this.

Answer 5

Do you remember this rule of exponents for a power of a product. $$(ab)^m=a^mb^m$$

Answer 6

Yes.