document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=303926>Question 303926</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I solve this without a calculator?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/27=3^2x </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #217751 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=217751\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are two things that you have to be able to see.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You have to know that 27 is a power of 3 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "27=3^3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you have to know that 1/27 is 1/3^3 and also 3^(-3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/27=3^(-3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so we have 3^(-3)=3^2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-1.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( " </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );