if 3 ^ x * 4 ^ y = 531,441 and x – y = 12 , then x = ?
"since 531,441 is an odd number , it is not a multiple of 4 . this means that y must equal zero . since x - y = 12 and y = 0 , then x = 12 . the answer is c ."
multiply(12, const_1)