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What is 2 to the -3 power

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And number raised to a negative power is equal to its fractional inverse.

Meaning 2 to the -3 power is equal to 1/2 to the 3 power.

So the answer is 1/8 since 1 / 2 x 2 x 2 is 1/8

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The answer would be 1/8.

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