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Evaluate. Write your answer as a whole number or as a simplified fraction.

12-².4³ =
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12^(-2) * 4^3\\\\=(4 * 3)^(-2) * 4^3\\\\=4^(-2) * 4^3 * 3^(-2)\\\\=4^(-2+3) * 3^(-2)\\\\=4^1 * \frac1{3^2}\\\\=\frac 49

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