Simplify. make sure all exponents are positive

Aiden drives to school and back each day. the school is 16 miles from his home. he averages 40 miles per hour on his way to school. if his trip takes 1 hour, at approximately what speed does aiden drive home?

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?

Can you me find the missing length. i attached an image.