When writing equivalent expressions, there are often several possible orders in which to simplify them. However, they will all take you to the same result as long as you do not make a mistake when using the properties. In this example, you will distribute the outer exponent first using the Power of a Product Property.
Prime factors are factors of a number that are, themselves, prime numbers. There are many methods to find the prime factors of a number, but one of the most common is to use a prime factor tree.
The answer is 270 trucks.
18 units of whatever the measure is
