Which of the following would be equivalent to 92 ⋅ 96?

9 to the 8th power over 9 to the 7th power

92 ⋅ 97

9 to the 10th power over 9 to the 2nd power

90

Question

Which of the following would be equivalent to 92 ⋅ 96?

 9 to the 8th power over 9 to the 7th power

 92 ⋅ 97

 9 to the 10th power over 9 to the 2nd power

 90

piercetheveil47 · Answer

@kohai can you help :)

kohai · Answer

Well the first thing is, what is 92*96?

piercetheveil47 · Answer

wait i meant 9^2 times 9^6

kohai · Answer

Ah, I see. Same question. What does that equal?

piercetheveil47 · Answer

ummm would it be 43046721

kohai · Answer

Yeah. So now let's look at the options. Can you put it from word format into a number format? 

For example,
9 to the 8th power over 9 to the 7th power
(9^8)/(9^7)

piercetheveil47 · Answer

I'm confused :?

kohai · Answer

9 to the 8th power meant 9 with an exponent of 8, or 9^8. Are you confused about the process or what I'ma asking?

piercetheveil47 · Answer

What you're asking :(

kohai · Answer

Oh, okay. So you know how we can do...

One hundred times four
100 x 4 

?

piercetheveil47 · Answer

yes

piercetheveil47 · Answer

400

kohai · Answer

And you know how we can do 

One hundred divided by four

?

kohai · Answer

I'll be back shortly. Just put them all from word format to number format and we'll look at it when I get back okay? :)

kohai · Answer

I'm sorry that took so long :( Do you still need help?