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Evaluate this expression 6^-2 times 4^0.

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6^-2
1^-2 = 0.01
0.01 x 6 = 0.06

4^0
4^0 = 1, because everything to the power of 0 equals 1

0.06 x 1 = 0.06
User Somum
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Solution:

= 6^-2 * 4^0 (Anything to a negative power results in a fraction, and anything to a power of 0 is always 1).

= 1/36 * 1

= 1/36

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User Gerry Shaw
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