Question

Evaluate
2^5/2^3

Answer 1

help

Answer 2

Do you know what an exponent is?

Answer 3

The number of exponents is the number of times a number is multiplied by its self

Answer 4

So what do you think 2^5 is?

Answer 5

this link should help.

http://www.freemathhelp.com/factoring-calculator.php

Answer 6

your answer is 4

Answer 7

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Answer 8

2 3/5 * (-1/5) 2 (1/2)

convert to improper fractions

2 and 3/5 becomes 13/5

2 and 1/2 becomes 5/2

rewrite:

13 -1 5

---- * ---- * -----

5 5 2

reduce by 5/5

13 -1 -13

----- * ----- = -------

5 2 10