Tom, ardell, and nicole baked muffins, which they shared equally. nicole ate one
on the way home. she then had 14 muffins left. solve the equation

45 Muffins

Step-by-step explanation:

14 + 1 is what Nicole had so she had 15 muffins

they all had the same amount and theres 3 people sharing the muffins

so all 3 people had 15 muffins

3 x 15 = 45 muffins

You add exponents only when two numbers have the same constant, but the exponent does not have to be the same. And you can only add exponents when you are multiplying them. So,

4 to the 5th power x 4 to the 7th power would require you to add the exponents and keep the constant (which is 4). See, 4 is common constant so you are allowed to add exponents. If it were this: 4^5 x 5^4, you cannot add exponents.

You multiply exponents when you have a number with an power to the power, like:

(5^6)^5, which means you will multiply the exponents, and you will get 5^30.

Hope this helps