The Stock Market Alexander is a stockbroker. He earns 14% commission each week. Last week, he sold $4,500 worth of stocks. How m
uch did he make last week in commission? If he averages that same amount each week, how much did he make in commission in 2011? Last week, he made __ in commission.
To multiply these expression, multiply the numeric parts, and sum the exponents of the literal parts (because the variable is the same: we're using the power property ).