Mike claims that (2^3)^5= 2^15. Sarah claims that (2^3)^5= 2^8. Who is correct? Explain your reasoning.

The average human heart beats 1.15 \cdot 10^51.15⋅10 5 1, point, 15, dot, 10, start superscript, 5, end superscript times per day. there are 3.65 \cdot 10^23.65⋅10 2 3, point, 65, dot, 10, start superscript, 2, end superscript days in one year. how many times does the heart beat in one year? write your answer in scientific notation, and round to one decimal place.

Ariana starts with 100 milligrams of a radioactive substance. the amount of the substance decreases by 20% each week for a number of weeks, w. the expression 100(1−0.2)w finds the amount of radioactive substance remaining after w weeks. which statement about this expression is true? a) it is the difference between the initial amount and the percent decrease. b) it is the difference between the initial amount and the decay factor after w weeks. c) it is the initial amount raised to the decay factor after w weeks. d) it is the product of the initial amount and the decay factor after w weeks.

The table shows the number of students who signed up for different after school activities. activity students cooking 9 chess 4 photography 8 robotics 11 select the true statements about the information in the table.