For the sum of (5.2x10^4) and (6.95x10^4) in scientific notation, why will the power of 10 be 10^5?

Colby and jaquan are growing bacteria in an experiment in a laboratory. colby starts with 50 bacteria in his culture and the number of bacteria doubles every 2 hours. jaquan starts with 80 of a different type of bacteria that doubles every 3 hours. let x equal number of days. colbys experiment follows the model: a.) y=50*2^x b.) y=50*2^8x c.) y=50*2^12x jaquans experiment follows the model: a.)80*2^x b.)80*2^8x c.)80*2^12x

The distance between two cities is 368 miles. if the scale on the map is 1/4 inch=23 miles, what is the distance between the cities on the map?

Plz.yesterday, the snow was 2 feet deep in front of archie’s house. today, the snow depth dropped to 1.6 feet because the day is so warm. what is the percent change in the depth of the snow?