Given the equation 2^(3x+2)*3^(3y-2) = 16^x*8… | GMAT Sprint

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Given the equation $2^{(3x+2)}3^{(3y-2)} = 16^x81^y$ , what is the value of x + y?

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-2

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To solve

2^{(3x+2)}*3^{(3y-2)} = 16^x*81^y

, we first rewrite the right-hand side. We know that

16 = 2^4

and

81 = 3^4

, so

16^x = 2^{4x}

and

81^y = 3^{4y}

. Therefore, the equation becomes…

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What this question tests

Your grasp of exponent rules — multiplying and dividing powers, power-of-a-power, and negative/zero exponents.

Adding exponents when multiplying bases that have the same exponent, or confusing (x^a)^b with x^(a·b).