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Simplify (4/5)^-2. Show your work!
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Answer: (16/25)

Step-by-step explanation: That's -(4/5) x -(4/5) = (16/25). It's that answer because a negative times a negative equals a positive. The exponent in the problem is telling you to multiply -4/5 times itself 2 times.

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