I need help with this problem please
A sheet of paper is cut into 6 same-size parts. Each of the parts is then cut into 6 same-size parts and so on.
a. After the 5th, cut, how many of the smallest pieces of paper are there?
b. After the nth cut, how many of the smallest pieces of paper are there?
a. There are----of the smallest pieces of paper after the 5th cut.
(Type your answer using exponential notation.)