Answer:
- <u><em>See the law and the hypothetical example below.</em></u>
Explanation:
The <em>index law</em> that you are dealing with is:

It is used when you have the quotient of powers with the same base.
To show you how to use that rule, let's work an example
Simplify:

Factor 9 as 3² and 6 as 2×3:

Group the factor with equal base:

Use the index law:

Note that it was used an additional rule: 
Thus, 
I think you can use division for this question: 15ft/8 pieces = 1.875 ft
It would be, 33%.
Hope this helps!
The answer is 7 because it goes 10th 100th and the thirty one is thousands