For problems like this you can move the y's on the bottem up top by fliping the sign of the exponent (in this case 7 to -7) and MULTIPLYING it with EVERYTHING on top, then because of properties of multplication you can add the exponents to combine them into one term (in this case add 3 and -7 to get -4)

If any of this does not make sense let me know and ill try to clarify better
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
7. You are finding the area of the box. Not the cube, just a surface. Length times width of the surface. Eliminate other numbers and multiply
24.5×19.5
then
26×24.5
8. You are doing the same thing almost. Word problems are scary, but look for the numbers.
4inch ×8inch × 12inch
Find the volume
Multiply the volume by 3, that'd one answer
Devide the ORIGINAL volume by 2. don't divide the volume you multiplied by 3.
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
a