Why does the expression 2^3 x 2^5 simplify to 2^8 and not 2^4?

Which shows the correct lengths of side c in both scales? scale 1: 45 m; scale 2: 60 m scale 1: 60 m; scale 2: 45 m scale 1: 36 m; scale 2: 27 m scale 1: 27 m; scale 2: 36 m mark this and return save and exit

Solving algebraic equations 2m+3=11

Atotal of 766 tickets were sold for the school play. they were either adult tickets or student tickets. there were 66 more student tickets sold than adult tickets. how many adult tickets were sold?