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by **frankie10** on Tue Jul 28, 2009 1:28 am

(2)^3 / (2)^-2
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(5) (5)

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by **stapel_eliz** on Tue Jul 28, 2009 11:57 am

frankie10 wrote:(2)^3 / (2)^-2
---- ----
(5) (5)

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by **Polyhymnio** on Sun Aug 09, 2009 11:42 pm

I thing\k it is pretty clear that the expression is $\frac{2^3/2^{-2}}{(5)(5)}\ =\ \frac{2^{3 -(-2)}}{25}\ =\ \frac{2^5}{25}\ =\ \frac{32}{25}$

Exponets (2)^3 / (2)^-2 ---- ---- (5) (5)