I need a direct answer to this question will medal

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anonymous · Answer

anonymous · Answer

Bump

mrnood · Answer

Direct answers are not allowed - and do not help you learn

do oyu want to make any effort to solve this ? I will help if oyu do...

anonymous · Answer

I am in a HUGE rush right now I got no sleep I'm cranky and I just need the answer....

mrnood · Answer

just wait then...

anonymous · Answer

I would think you could use a calculator if you're in that much of a rush.

anonymous · Answer

So are you going to help me nood or no?

anonymous · Answer

@Nnesha

mrnood · Answer

In the time you are waiting  you could learn something - then NEXT time you may not be in such a rush...

anonymous · Answer

I don't need a lecture If I get in trouble for this dumb piece of trash rule then that's my problem isn't it?

mrnood · Answer

you must be studying indices 

so first can you write 
$$2^{-2}$$
in another way?

mrnood · Answer

I will help with this

$$2^{-2} =\frac{ 1 }{ 2^{2} }$$

nnesha · Answer

`OR` you can rewrite 4 interms of base 2
and then apply the exponent rule $$\large\rm \frac{ x^m }{ x^n }=x^{m-n}$$