According to order of operations rules, exponentiation must be done first. Thus, we have
(3^2)*(3^2) = (9)(9) = 81.
Alternatively, note that there's only one base (3) here, even tho' it shows up more than once. So, 3^2*3^2 = 3^(2+2) = 3^4 = 81.
16--(3) $17
17--(3) $64
18--(2) $18
