Question

The hospital spent 8^5 dollars on a new medical equipment this year. Last year, they spent 8^7 dollars. How many times more did they spend last year than this year?

Answer 1

64 times

Explanation:

we know that

To find out how many times more did they spend last year than this year, divide the amount spent last year by the amount spent this year

Remember that

When divide two exponents with the same base, you keep the base and subtract the powers.

we have

`(8^7)/(8^5)=8^((7-5))=8^(2) =64\ times`