A chest has 8 containers. Each container has 8 boxes. Each box has 8 bottles. Each bottle has 8 quarters.
a) write a power to describe the total number of quarters.
b) what is the value of the money in the chest?
a) 8^4 (8 to the fourth power).
b) ($0.25) x 8^4
Do the numbers.
Eight compartments are subdivided 4 times
Thanks for this.
And oh, that was kinda harsh... Maybe he/she just needs a lil' more of explanation on this one. Hehe