document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=121941>Question 121941</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am really confused with negative exponents. I tried to work the problem. Please check and correct if needed. Thanks in advance!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "64 1/2/16^-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=16384.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I made 64 1/2 into a whole number and then divided by 16^-2. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "How did you make 64 1/2 into a whole number?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Do you mean that you made 64 1/2 (a mixed number) into an improper fraction?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let's look at the problem again:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(64 1/2)/16^(-2) Now, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F16%5E%28-2%29+=+16%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F16%5E%28-2%29+=+16%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, so...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You can rewrite this as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=64.5%2F16%5E%28-2%29+=+%2864.5%2916%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"64.5%2F16%5E%28-2%29+=+%2864.5%2916%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2864.5%29%28256%29+=+16512 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2864.5%29%28256%29+=+16512\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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