Question

What is the answer to:

Answer 1

Weird way to write it but alright! (Sideways) 

19pq^-2 x 5pq^6 = ?

These problems are pretty much single operations between each of the variables / constants. 

So it's like this: 

(19*5)(p*p)(q^-2*q^6) = ?

19*5 is 95.

For p*p remember that when two variables multiply there given powers add. In the case where the powers are not shown (like in the case of p*p) they are always assumed to be 1. So what is 1+1? 2. 

p*p is p^2

For q^-2*q^6 it is the same deal with the previous problem. So now the problem looks like this: 

-2 + 6 = 4 
(The two is negative, because the power is negative 2) 

So, q^4. 

Our final answer is all of the combined.... like a so: 

95p^2q^4