2(-4)-3 POWER=
2(-4)-3 POWER=
2(-4) -3
order of operations you need to do the exponent first
a negative exponent means put it on the bottom of a fraction, so the problem becomes
2 = 2 = ___2___ = - 1
(-4)3 (-4)(-4)(-4) -64 32

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