What numerical expression is equivalent to (2^2)^3

Ade and abc are similar. which best explains why the slope of the line between points a and d is the same as the slope between points a and b?

Me with this assignment ! i only partially understand, so explain. also it's a work sample. at the championship bike race, steve and paula were fighting for first place. steve was 175 feet ahead of paula and had only 300 feet left to go. he was very tired and was going only 9 feet per second. paula was desperate to catch up and was going 15 feet per second. who won the bike race and by how far did she/he win?

The stem-and-leaf plot shows the heights in centimeters of teddy bear sunflowers grown in two different types of soil. soil a soil b 5 9 5 2 1 1 6 3 9 5 1 0 7 0 2 3 6 7 8 2 1 8 3 0 9 key: 9|6 means 69 key: 5|8 means 58 calculate the mean of each data set. calculate the mean absolute deviation (mad) of each data set. which set is more variable? how do you know?