A number with an exponent (b^e) consists of a base (b) raised to a power (e). The exponent indicates the number of times that the base is multiplied by itself. A base with an exponent of 1 equals the base (b¹ = b) and a base with an exponent of 0 equals 1 ( (b⁰ = 1).

To add these fractions, first find the lowest common multiple of their denominators. The first few multiples of 8 are [8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 72, 80] and the first few multiples of 12 are [12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96]. The first few multiples they share are [24, 48, 72, 96] making 24 the smallest multiple 8 and 12 share.

Next, convert the fractions so each denominator equals the lowest common multiple:

\( \frac{6 x 3}{8 x 3} \) + \( \frac{5 x 2}{12 x 2} \)

\( \frac{18}{24} \) + \( \frac{10}{24} \)

Now, because the fractions share a common denominator, you can add them:

\( \frac{18 + 10}{24} \) = \( \frac{28}{24} \) = 1\(\frac{1}{6}\)

To simplify this fraction, first find the greatest common factor between them. The factors of 32 are [1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32] and the factors of 52 are [1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52]. They share 3 factors [1, 2, 4] making 4 their greatest common factor (GCF).

Next, divide both numerator and denominator by the GCF:

\( \frac{32}{52} \) = \( \frac{\frac{32}{4}}{\frac{52}{4}} \) = \( \frac{8}{13} \)

A number in scientific notation has the format 0.000 x 10^exponent. To convert to scientific notation, move the decimal point to the right or the left until the number is a decimal between 1 and 10. The exponent of the 10 is the number of places you moved the decimal point and is positive if you moved the decimal point to the left and negative if you moved it to the right:

0.0009201 in scientific notation is 9.201 x 10^-4

The factors of 32 are [1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32] and the factors of 36 are [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36]. They share 3 factors [1, 2, 4] making 4 the greatest factor 32 and 36 have in common.