Basic Math Examples

$\frac{5^{- 3}}{2^{5}}$

Step 1

Move $5^{- 3}$ to the denominator using the negative exponent rule $b^{- n} = \frac{1}{b^{n}}$ .

$\frac{1}{2^{5} \cdot 5^{3}}$

Step 2

Simplify the denominator.

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Step 2.1

Raise $2$ to the power of $5$ .

$\frac{1}{32 \cdot 5^{3}}$

Step 2.2

Raise $5$ to the power of $3$ .

$\frac{1}{32 \cdot 125}$

Step 3

Multiply $32$ by $125$ .

$\frac{1}{4000}$

Step 4

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$\frac{1}{4000}$

Decimal Form:

$0.00025$