Can anyone simplify (2^-4)^-3

What is the pattern in the values as the exponents increase?

Two language majors, anna and megan, took exams in two languages. anna scored 85 on both exams. megan scored 74 on the first exam and 85 on the second exam. overall, student scores on the first exam had a mean of 82 and a standard deviation of 4, and the second exam scores had a mean of 71 and a standard deviation of 13. a) to qualify for language honors, a major must maintain at least an 85 average across all language courses taken. so far, which of anna and megan qualify? b) which student's overall performance was better?

What power can you write to represent the volume of the cube shown? write the power as an expression with a base and an exponent and then find the volume of the cube