To multiply exponents with like bases, simply add the exponents...
3^-3 × 3^4 × 3 × 3^-5 =
add exponents across, remember just 3 means 3^1.
-3 + 4 + 1 + -5 = -3
answer is 3^-3
0 -18 is the answer to your question
time * rate = distance
Downstream 4 * x = 4(x)
Upstream 6 * x - 2 = 6(x - 2)
distance downstream = distance upstream:
4(x) = 6(x - 2)
4x = 6x - 12
-2x = -12
x = 6
Distance Upstream: 4x = 4(6) = 24
Distance Upstream: 6(x - 2) = 6(6 - 2) = 6(4) = 24
Total distance traveled is Upstream + Downstream = 24 + 24 = 48
Answer: 48 miles
|x-8| = 16
⇒ x-8= 16 or x-8= -16
⇒ x= 16+ 8 or x= -16+ 8
⇒ x= 24 or x= -8
Final answer: x= 24 or x= -8~
