document.write( "Question 27653: I've tried to work this out but can't figure out where I'm going wrong...\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(-2)^2-(-2)^-3(3)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I get\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "4 + 1/8 times 3 or 99/8 but the answer is suppose to be 35/8. ??????\r
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4 + 1/8 times 3
\n" ); document.write( "which is $\"4+%2B+%281%2F8%29%2A+3\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"4+%2B%283%2F8%29\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Taking LCM
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28%288%2A4%29%2B3%29%2F8\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%2832%2B3%29%2F8+=+35%2F8\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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