Why is 5 to the second power read as "five squared"?

Your client has saved $1,860 for a down payment on a house. a government loan program requires a down payment equal to 3% of the loan amount. what is the largest loan amount that your client could receive with this program

Can someone me with the property questions for 12 13 and 14 plz

The distance between two points is 6.5cm and scale of map is 1: 1000 what's the distance between the two points