2(-4) -3 POWER

Question

2(-4)-3 POWER=

 

Answer 1

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