What I did for these problems is plug in the numbers listed for the x-value. For example, in your calculator you’d put; (1/2)^3 and that’d get you 1/8. Then, try it for 8^(2 - 3) which is also 1/8. So, (1/2)^3 = 8^(2 - 3).
The same process for the second problem. 16^(2(7/3) -3) = 4^((7/3) + 1). This should give you 101.59…
