What is the opposite of exponential growth?

The data set represents the ages of players in a chess club. 27, 34, 38, 16, 22, 45, 54, 60. what is the mean absolute deviation of the data set?

On her first stroke, maya hit a golf ball 146 yards, 2 feet, 11 inches. on her second stroke, she hit it 163 yards, 1 foot, 2 inches. how far did the ball go all together? convert the answer to larger units whenever possible.

Explain how the quotient of powers was used to simplify this expression.