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Please help me!!!!! I’m confused

Please help me!!!!! I’m confused-example-1

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The negative sign on an exponent means the reciprocal. Think of it this way: just as a positive exponent means repeated multiplication by the base, a negative exponent means repeated division by the base.
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Answer:

means you divide.

Explanation:

A positive you would multiply and a negative you divide.

Does that make sense>

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