Question

What is the simplest form of the number? 16 3/4

Answer 1

We want to find the simplest form of

`16^{(3)/(4)}`

This becomes

`\begin{gathered} 16^{(3)/(4)} \\ =(\sqrt[4]{16})^3 \\ =2^3=2*2*2 \\ =8 \end{gathered}`

Hence the answer is 8.

Note that the denominator of the exponent becomes root and the numerator becomes power