SOLUTION: Can some help me simplify this expression? 216-^5/3

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Question 397458: Can some help me simplify this expression?
216-^5/3
Answer by Algebra2you(12) About Me  (Show Source):
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216^5/3 is the same as (216^1/3)^5. Remember, 1/3*5/1=5/3
we want to do this because the third root of 216 is 6. So we get
6^5 which is 7776