In math what does the term ^ mean im not learning this in school yet but i see it a lot on this app

Frank has a devised a formula for his catering business that calculates the number of meatballs he needs to prepare. the formula is m=4a+2c, where c=number of children; m=number of meatballs; a=number of adults. how many meatballs are required for a party of 10 adults and 5 children?

Me : julio wears a blue shirt every 3 days. larry wears a blue shirt every 4 days. on april 11, both julio and larry wore a blue shirt. what is the next date that they will both wear a blue shirt?

The price of a lawn mower is x dollars. the store is having a 75% end of summer clearance sale. which expression can be used to find the clearance price of the mower? a) .25x b) .75x c) x - .25(75) d) x + .25(75)