Please help me with properties of exponents

An automated water dispenser fills packets with one liter of water on average, with a standard deviation of 5 milliliter. the manual says that after a year of operation the dispenser should be tested to see if it needs recalibration. a year later a number of filled packets are set aside and measured separately. it is found that the average packet now contains about 0.995 liters. does the dispenser need calibration? explain your answer.

Aplane is taking off from bangladesh headed to new york city. at the same time, a plane from new york city is headed to bangladesh is also taking off. the plane bound to new york city is traveling at 600 mph, while the plane traveling to bangladesh is traveling at 400 mph. how far from new york city will the two planes meet if the distance between new york city and bangladesh is 8,000 miles?

What is the ratio for the surface areas of the cones shown below, given that they are similar and that the ratio of their radil and altitudes is 4: 3? 23