Write the expression using a single exponent.
22 • 28
A. 410
B. 210
C. 416
D. 216
The base is the same (2) in both numbers, so we can add the exponents to get the new exponent:
22 • 28 = 2^(2+8) = 2^10 = 1024
Therefore, the correct answer is not among those provided.