How do you simplify the radical ^4/128n^8

Areal estate agent earns $32,000 a year plus $1,000 for each apartment he sells. write an equation that shows the relationship between the number of apartments abe sells,n, and the total amount he earns in a year,e. what is the total amount abe would earn from selling 10 apartments in one year

65 8 7 4 5 6 8 4 3 2 1 9 5 6 4 2 1 6 5 1 5 1 3 2 3 5 multiply the third number in the first row by the seventh number in the third row. add this result to the fifth number in the second row. add to this total ten times the fourth number in the third row. subtract the eighth number in the first row from the result.

Which of the following is the best first step in solving the equation below? 4+2㏒³x=17