Algebra Examples

$3 {(- 4)}^{- 1}$

Step 1

Rewrite the expression using the negative exponent rule $b^{- n} = \frac{1}{b^{n}}$ .

$3 (\frac{1}{- 4})$

Step 2

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$3 (- \frac{1}{4})$

Step 3

Multiply $3 (- \frac{1}{4})$ .

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Step 3.1

Multiply $- 1$ by $3$ .

$- 3 (\frac{1}{4})$

Step 3.2

Combine $- 3$ and $\frac{1}{4}$ .

$\frac{- 3}{4}$

Step 4

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$- \frac{3}{4}$

Step 5

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$- \frac{3}{4}$

Decimal Form:

$- 0.75$