Why are both of the answers to the last question correct? the answer is : An exponent is a short way to write repeated multiplication. So 212 means the same as 2 • 2 • . . . • 2 • 2.

Tom is the deli manager at a grocery store. he needs to schedule employee to staff the deli department for no more that 260 person-hours per week. tom has one part-time employee who works 20 person-hours per week. each full-time employee works 40 person-hours per week. write and inequality to determine n, the number of full-time employees tom may schedule, so that his employees work on more than 260 person-hours per week. graph the solution set to this inequality.