What does ^ mean in math?
ex: If f(x) = 5 + 4x^2

Ateacher noticed 5/8 of the students were wearing either blue shorts or white shorts. write two different ways this could be done.

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.

Atown has a population of 17000 and grows at 2.5% every year. to the nearest year, how long will it be until the population will reach 19600?