Add the indices
You add them.
Sum the exponents.
Same as multiplying any number by itself once or many times.
If you are multiplying numbers with exponents, and the base is the same, you can just add exponents. For example, 104 x 105 = 109.
If you are multiplying powers of the same base (like 24 times 211), yes, you add the exponents.
If the base numbers or variables are the same, you add the exponents.
Multiplying is the same as repeated addition.
A conversion factor is the same as multiplying by a factor of?
10
because there the same
it is the same as multiplying by 0.4
This is the exact same answer as the area of a 10in x 24in rectangle. Essentially, you are multiplying the base and height of a rectangle to get its area, too.