The quotient of eight raised to the power of two and four, decreased by six
how do you say this in word form and what does it equal

a) Six less than the quotient of eight raised to the power of two and four

b) 10

Explanation:

1) Eight raised to the power of two:

8²

2) The quotient of eight to the power of two and four:

8² / 4

3) Decreased by 6:

8² / 4 - 6

4) How do you say it in word form?

Six less than the quotient of eight raised to the power of two and four

5) What does it equal?

Do the operations as in order: 1) power, 2) quotient, 3) subtraction:

i) Power: 8²= 64

ii) Quotient: 64 / 4 = 16

iii) Subtraction: 16 - 6 = 10

Result: 10.