What if i had 2 ducks and add 4 more

Having two ducks (2) and then adding (4) more is just 4+2 or 2+4 equaling 6, have four fingers and add two more or 4 lines and add 2 more and see what happens, 3 • 2 (4 x 2) is the same as 4+ 2 so the answer is 6 either way.

a - base

b - exponent

so,

the base is 8the exponent is 3the exponent tells you to multiply 8 together three timesthe expanded form is 8*8*8