Question

As punishment for bad behavior during recess, Mrs. Busywork asked her class to multiply 10 by $\frac{1}{3}$ five times. John, however, notices that it is possible to multiply 10 by a single fraction and still get the same answer as the other students. What is this single fraction?

Answer 1

the fraction is 1/3

Answer 2

hint: the teacher wants

10*(1/3)*(1/3)*(1/3)*(1/3)*(1/3)

you can multiply all those (1/3)'s together to get a single fraction

so what is (1/3)*(1/3)*(1/3)*(1/3)*(1/3)?

Answer 3

still there?

Answer 4

yup thanks i figured it out

Answer 5

can u help me more?

Answer 6

@Vocaloid

Answer 7

sure, go ahead and post a new question

Answer 8

If a=3/5 and b=2/3, what is a^2b^-3

Answer 9

@Vocaloid

Answer 10

sorry for the wait

if a = 3/5, what is a^2?

Answer 11

9/25