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The expressions 4(4^2)(8*2) and 4^5 are equivalent.

Show how the two expressions are equivalent. Describe the steps that can be applied to 4(4^2)(8*2) to create two equivalent expression 4^5

Step-by-step explanation:

First note, we can write the product 8*2 as power of 4

with substitution we get

and simplifying, using properties of exponents we get

answer: there are x+184 pages in olivia's book.

step-by-step explanation:

let the total number of pages in the book which olive has already read be x.

then if olive has 184 pages left to read, then the total number of pages are in olive's book= pages she has read+pages she has left to read

therefore, the total number of pages in olivia's book=

hence, there are x+184 pages in olivia's book.