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Simplify the expression.
20*5^-2

User MEric
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The answer is 3/4
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Simplify the expression. 20*5^-2-example-1
User ViToni
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The answer is 4/5

For negative exponents you do the reciprocal of the number and then get rid of the negative sign

For example) To make 5^-2 less complex it can also be written as: 1/5^2 or 1/25

Once it is rewritten as an easier number, you can simply solve the equation:

20 * 1/25
20/25
=4/5

~~hope this helps~~
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