Why is 5x3 not equivalent to 5+5+5 ?

Brook states that the distance on the line is 4 units. caleb states that the whole line does not have a distance because it continues on forever. vivian states that the line is 6 units long. which distance did brook measure? which distance did vivian measure?

An engineer scale model shows a building that is 3 inches tall. if the scale is 1 inch = 600 feet, how tall is the actual building?

Can someone plz me understand how to do these. plz, show work.in exercises 1-4, rewrite the expression in rational exponent form.[tex]\sqrt[4]{625} \sqrt[3]{512} (\sqrt[5]{4} )³ (\sqrt[4]{15} )^{7}\\ (\sqrt[3]{27} )^{2}[/tex]