Question

What is 5^-3?

Answer 1

Answer: 1/125 or 0.008 (simplify 1.125 or should I do it?)

Step-by-step explanation:

Well, when there is a negative sign in the exponent you only move the negative exponents. Moving only negative exponents is recommended because using this rule, you multiply two exponents with the same base and add their powers.

Answer 2

1/15

You take out the negative and do the regular equation but turn it into the fraction with one as the numerator and the solution of the exponent as the denominator.