Why do numbers raised to an exponent get greater but fractions raised to an exponent get smaller

Less than, greater than

Kevin is riding his bike on a 10 1/8 mile bike path. He has covered the first 5 3/4 miles already. How many miles does he have left to ride

What is 4/5 of 1/10

If 1 inch represents 60 miles on a map, then how many inches will represent 3000 miles?

Ashley recently opened a store that uses only natural ingredients. She wants to advertise her products by distributing bags of samples in her neighborhood. It takes one person 2/3 of a minute to prepare one bag.

A nutrition label states that there are 36 grams of carbohydrates in each serving. this account for 12% of daily value. how many grams of carbohydrates are recommended per day?

The cosine of the complimentary angle to 58° a. 0.74 c. 0.83 b. 0.85 d. 0.94

What is the volume of the rectangular pyramid shown below? 9 in. 8 in. 7 in.

The senior class had a car wash to raise money for the senior trip. It cost them $35 for supplies. They washed 75 cars and charged $6 for each car.

William earns $15 each time (t) he mows a lawn. Which equation can be used to determine how many lawns William mowed if he earned $75?