The kitten gained

Answer: 21 ounces or 1 pound 5 ounces
It looks like they're multiplied, then you can simply add the exponents,
b⁸ * b⁴ = b⁸⁺⁴ = b¹²
remember, b⁸=b*b*b*b*b*b*b*b and b⁴=b*b*b*b
so b⁸ * b⁴ = b*b*b*b*b*b*b*b * b*b*b*b = b¹²
By making all three roots to be square roots of 3. And then add them.
17 pencils. I’m preety sure
Since we know the slope is 3 we have part of the equation already (y=3x+b). Now we need to find the y-intercept. To do that we plug in the point that was given to us in the question and solve for b.
0=3(-5)+b
0=-15+b
15=b
Now that we have the y intercept we can put the equation together.
Answer: y=3x+15
Hope this helps :)