You applied the rule improperly. When dividing exponents, you subtract the exponent of the denominator <em>from</em> the exponent of the numerator, not the other way around. The exponent you should have gotten was 
You can either convert -3 into a fraction, or convert -2/5 into a decimal so you can solve this.
If you decide to convert -3, into a fraction, it would be -3/1, and you'd have to multiply that by the reciprocal of -2/5.
So, you'd have -3/1(-5/2)=15/2, which can be simplified to 7 1/2.
If you decide to convert -2/5 into a decimal, you would get -0.4. You would then divide -3 by -0.4, which is equal to 7.5.
Both 7.5 and 7 1/2 are correct answers, and if you were to convert 7.5 into a fraction and 7 1/2 into a decimal, you would notice that they are the same number, but in different forms.
The ratio would be 8:24 (Shoes sold is 8)
Answer:
20 mens
Step-by-step explanation:
12 men can plant paddy in 10 hours
1 man can plant the paddy in (10 × 12) hours
10 × 12 / 6 = 20
Answer:
OA) 14
Step-by-step explanation:
2((7+1)-1)
2(8-1)
You could expand the brackets then simplify or just simplify now. It will be better to simplify now though but I will do both methods.
Simplifying first:
2(7) = 2 × 7 = 14
Our answer is 14 So answer is OA) 14
Expanding first then simplifying:
2(8-1) = 16-2 = 14
Our answer is 14 So answer is OA) 14
