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Answer:
387,420,489
Explanation:
The order of operations tells you that exponential terms must be evaluated first, before multiplication:
(9^-3)(9^12) = (1/729)(282,429,536,481) = 387,420,489
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The rules of exponents tell you that this can be simplified before it is evaluated.
(9^-3)(9^12) = 9^(-3+12) = 9^9 = 387,420,489