The given expression is
3^5/3
To simplify to a single power of 3, we would apply one of the rules of exponents which is expressed as
a^b/a^c = a^(b - c)
By comparing the given expression with this rule,
a = 3
b = 5
c = 1 because 3 is the same as 3^1
By applying the rule, it becomes
3^(5 - 1)
= 3^4