Answer
$y^{16}$
Work Step by Step
Since $a^x\cdot a^y=a^{x+y}$, then the given expression, $
y^7\cdot y^9
$, simplifies to
\begin{array}{l}\require{cancel}
y^{7+9}
\\\\=
y^{16}
.\end{array}
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