Simplify the question in this photo to exponents

Which of these choices show a pair of equivalent expressions?

Noel is hoping to make a profit (in $) on the school play and has determined the function describing the profit to be f(t) = 8t – 2654, where t is the number of tickets sold. what does the number 8 tell you?

Scores on a university exam are normally distributed with a mean of 78 and a standard deviation of 8. the professor teaching the class declares that a score of 70 or higher is required for a grade of at least “c.” using the 68-95-99.7 rule, what percentage of students failed to earn a grade of at least “c”?