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I need help teaching my nephew to solve these problems.

I need help teaching my nephew to solve these problems.-example-1
User Flik
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Simplify;


(-(3)/(12))^(-2)

This is;


\begin{gathered} (-(3)/(12))^(-2)=(-(12)/(3))^2 \\ (-(12)/(3))^2=(-4)^2 \\ (-4)^2=-4*-4 \\ (-4)^2=16 \end{gathered}

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