SOLUTION: Evaluate the following two expressions. Write your answer without exponents. a) 27 -2/3 (it's just the 2 that is negative) b) 9 -3/2 (the whole fraction is negative)

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Question 38671: Evaluate the following two expressions. Write your answer without exponents.
a) 27 -2/3 (it's just the 2 that is negative)
b) 9 -3/2 (the whole fraction is negative)

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27-2/3 OR (81-2)/3 OR 79/3 OR 26 1/3
9-2/3 OR (27-2)/3 OR 25/3 OR 8 1/3
NOTE: IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE IF THE NUMERATOR ONLY OR THE WHOLE FRACTION IS NEGATIVE. THE WHOLE FRACTION IS NEGATIVE.