I think it would be C. Since if you are looking at a number line and you are going up on the line, you would be going into positive numbers. Not 100% but I'm pretty sure that's what it is. :)
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Answer: -512</h3>
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Explanation:
Let's focus on the portion for now.
The exponent 3 means we'll have 3 copies of the base multiplied out like so
Two of the negatives pair up and cancel out. We're left with a negative sign in the result. Also 2*2*2 = 8, which explains the denominator.
In short,
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We're then going to raise that result to the power of -3
So,
The second step in that section above is possible because of this exponent rule:
The negative exponent means "flip the base to make the exponent positive". Think of -8 as -8/1.
-1 * (-4) = 4; 3 * (-4) = -12; 6 * (-4) = -24; -3 * (-4) = 12
All you have to do is divide. So divide 50÷100 and you will get your answer. When you divide by 100 all you have to do is move the decimal two places to the left so the answer is .5