Question

Choose the correct simplification of the expression 8 times b all over a to the power of negative 5.

a to the 5th power times b all over 8

8 over a to the 5th power times b

8a5b

Already simplified

Answer 1

@dan815

Answer 2

@amistre64

Answer 3

@zepdrix

Answer 4

@confluxepic

Answer 5

@TheSmartOne

Answer 6

@uri

Answer 7

@jagr2713

Answer 8

@aaronq

Answer 9

Put these words in to an equation:
8 times b all over a to the power of negative 5.

Answer 10

\[8_{?}/5\]

Answer 11

didnt work

Answer 12

\[8x _{b}\]

Answer 13

there

Answer 14

but how does that help me solve it?

Answer 15

@satellite73

Answer 16

@mathmath333

Answer 17

@Loser66

Answer 18

@DarkBlueChocobo

Answer 19

You didn't even properly translate it...

Answer 20

well idk what you meant?

Answer 21

8 times b all over a to the power of negative 5

Do you know what `times` means? What `all over` means? What `to the power of` means?

Answer 22

whats all over?

Answer 23

That means you are going to have to deal with a fraction... Do you know what a fraction is?

Answer 24

indeed and gee i hate fractions lol

Answer 25

fractions always turn into decimals in my case it stays as a fraction but all my answers are hard to determine because they are all fractions.

Answer 26

honestly to me this looks simplified. :l

Answer 27

You are dealing with an exponent to the negative power, it will not be simplified.

Answer 28

then should it be c because once you break it down there should be a fraction left since thats what you started with, only other option i can think of?

Answer 29

:l

Answer 30

Im kind of in a hurry anyone there?

Answer 31

@satellite73 can you help i think @TheSmartOne is afk

Answer 32

8 times b all over a to the power of negative 5

\(\sf\LARGE\frac{8\times b}{a^{-5}}\)

Answer 33

Simplify that.

Answer 34

:/ thats the part i need help with

Answer 35

that was my question and i gave answers

Answer 36

Use the formula \(\sf\LARGE a^{-x}=\frac{1}{a^x}\)

Answer 37

:/

Answer 38

I struggle in math idk this one fractions are my weakness

Answer 39

isnt there a simpler formula to solve this?

Answer 40

Nope

Answer 41

ugh.. :/

Answer 42

Use the formula I gave you to simplify it.

Answer 43

but idk that formula

Answer 44

idk fractions

Answer 45

well idk how to solve that kind of fraction*

Answer 46

I gave you the formula...

Answer 47

It's a simple plug in...

Answer 48

not to me easy for you though you know it xD

Answer 49

And what do you noy understand about fractions? Making excuses will not make it any easier for you to solve.

Answer 50

its not an excuse i just asked for help not to resolve the question

Answer 51

As tkhunny would say (paraphrasing over here):

Show us YOUR WORK before you start tagging everyone. Put in some effort into your own question. Tell us what you are stuck at.

Answer 52

i did

Answer 53

i said i was stuck on fractions and have no idea how to solve them

Answer 54

this is 10 th grade fractions not 3rd fractions lol

Answer 55

Fractions are the same thing in 1st grade and in 12th grade.

Answer 56

I told you to translate this equation:

8 times b all over a to the power of negative 5.

What did you write?

\[8_{?}/5\]

and then this:

\[8x _{b}\]

Answer 57

The question itself has the variable 'a' and 'b' and it has a number '8' and also '5'

Whatever you wrote doesn't even include that.

You didn't put in any effort whatsoever.

Answer 58

you asked that i rewrite so i did

Answer 59

well i already gave you what i think it is. >:/ I solved it on my own and wrote at the top i think it is C

Answer 60

How did you get C?

Answer 61

Any work? There must be some work, otherwise then it is just a guess...

Answer 62

no i was saying C because after you solve it, it should be a fraction any more also when i divide it should cancel the negative.

Answer 63

or multiply in this case*

Answer 64

doing the opposite

Answer 65

I usually work backwards to solve my answer.

Answer 66

Well C is wrong.

Answer 67

Tbh, there is no correct answer.

Answer 68

so between a and b :/

Answer 69

There is no correct answer.

Answer 70

how?

Answer 71

i cant leave it blank

Answer 72

Or, I see a CoC violation *whistles*

Answer 73

Please do not copy and paste your problems. If people are going to spend time to help you, you should at least spend the time to ask your question as clearly as possible.
http://openstudy.com/code-of-conduct

Answer 74

Because I'm 100% sure that `8a5b` is not even an answer choice...

Answer 75

say what?

Answer 76

this isnt copied?

Answer 77

this is my own work

Answer 78

and yes it is an answer choice read the top of the page where my question is :/

Answer 79

Oh well then, there is no correct answer for your question.

Answer 80

how is that possible?

Answer 81

are you sure that you solved this correctly on your calculator because i cant leave this blank :/

Answer 82

like i said this hased to be already simplified if its solved and there is no answer for it that just means its already solved.

Answer 83

I'm confident. Either that or you didn't write down one of your answers correctly *cough*

Answer 84

i did indeed this must be already solved because i checked with alot of other ppl and no one had the same eqaution for this - this must be a newer question that nobody knows yet. :/ oh well.

Answer 85

*cough* *cough*

\(\sf x5 \neq x^5\)

Answer 86

thats no where near an answer. :/

Answer 87

already simplified it is.

Answer 88

thanks anyways

Answer 89

I'm going to ask you one more time, look at your answer choices.

Do they look exactly like:

a to the 5th power times b all over 8

8 over a to the 5th power times b

8a5b

Already simplified

Answer 90

and?

Answer 91

how would taht make them all wrong

Answer 92

Because the correct answer is not even one of the answer choices. UNLESS you copied pasted and something got messed up, OR you mistyped something.

Answer 93

so they are wrong because they are over 8?

Answer 94

all a is, is b upside down

Answer 95

well i will complete this and put an answer down and see what the correct answer shall be. That way i can determine which is right answer because there is no such thing as an incomplete answer brb.

Answer 96

I know what the answer is. But you don't want to make sure that your answer choices are correctly written down, not my problem anymore.