Ron plans to cover a 20-foot by 32-foot portion of his backyard with stone. He wants to leave 3 spaces uncovered for planters. Each of these planters is to be a square measuring 3 1/2 feet on each side .How many square feet will be covered in stone

An is a number that is written without a component. it is a number that is either or . an exponent is a or a number that another number is being to. the number that is being raised to a is called the . the or power tells you how many times to the base by . if an exponent is fractional then ask yourself the question: what when multiplied by itself a certain number of times will equal the number?