Evaluate without multiplying directly : 998³ and 103³ please answere correctly I will mark them as brainlist​

Apublic library wants to place 4 magazines and 9 books on each display shelf. the expressions 4s +9s represents the total number of items that will be displayed on s shelves. simplify this expression

What is the value of x in the diagram below?

How do i start to solve? would appreciate a walk-thru! a bird sitting 16ft above the ground in an apple tree dislodges an apple. after how many seconds does the apple land on the ground? (assuming that no branches will interfere with it's fall)