I need help solving rules of exponets

Which expression is equivalent to 2^4y^3

Find and simplify an expression for the area of five rows of x squares with side lengths of x centimeters .

Set $r$ is a set of rectangles such that (1) only the grid points shown here are used as vertices, (2) all sides are vertical or horizontal and (3) no two rectangles in the set are congruent. if $r$ contains the maximum possible number of rectangles given these conditions, what fraction of the rectangles in set $r$ are squares? express your answer as a common fraction.