Question

Help! Could somebody please explain!? I will give a medal!(:

1. Which expression is equivalent to 6^-3

A. 1/6^3
B. -6^3
C. 1/3^6
D. 6/1^6

I guess I'm just lost on
1. How to find the answer.
2. How to do negative exponents

If somebody gave me the answer and then explained how they got it, i think it would help a lot.
thank you <3

Answer 1

A

Answer 2

Okay how did you get that ?

Answer 3

A negative exponent is how many times to divide by that number. Basically all you have to do is flip the base to the other side. For instance, "x–2" (ecks to the minus two) just means "x2, but underneath, as in 1/(x2)".

Answer 4

"x2"

Answer 5

6^-3= 1/216

1/6^3= 1/216

Answer 6

Answer is A

Answer 7

Yep ; )

Answer 8

So you would divide 6 by -3 ?

Answer 9

http://www.mathsisfun.com/algebra/negative-exponents.html

Answer 10

example: 5(-3 power) = 1 ÷ 5 ÷ 5 ÷ 5 = 0.008

Answer 11

That make any sense Mc?

Answer 12

Ohhh okay i think i get it . So like 6^-3 i would be 1 divide by 6 divide by 6 divide by 6 ?

Answer 13

Yes!

Answer 14

and when i did that i got 0.00462963..? is that right ?

Answer 15

An easier way to calculate it is if you /1
Example: 1 ÷ (5 × 5 × 5) = 1/53 = 1/125 = 0.008

Answer 16

Just look at the website I posted and it will explain it there

Answer 17

I am looking at the website lol.

Answer 18

i guess im having a problem with finding the " 1/53" in the equation 1 / ( 5 x 5 x 5)

Answer 19

So 1÷ (6 × 6 × 6)= 1/216
Going by that A is the correct answer

Answer 20

Oh ohkay!

Answer 21

Make sense now?

Answer 22

Yes! THANK YOU<3 Can anybody help me with "Simplifying expressions" i think i know how but, i need a little bit of guidance . i will open a new questions

Answer 23

@Jacobbenvenutty

Answer 24

Sure i'll try my best ; )