Finite Math Examples

$5 \cdot {0.5}^{4} \cdot {0.5}^{5 - 4}$

Step 1

Multiply ${0.5}^{4}$ by ${0.5}^{5 - 4}$ by adding the exponents.

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Step 1.1

Move ${0.5}^{5 - 4}$ .

$5 \cdot ({0.5}^{5 - 4} \cdot {0.5}^{4})$

Step 1.2

Use the power rule $a^{m} a^{n} = a^{m + n}$ to combine exponents.

$5 \cdot {0.5}^{5 - 4 + 4}$

Step 1.3

Subtract $4$ from $5$ .

$5 \cdot {0.5}^{1 + 4}$

Step 1.4

Add $1$ and $4$ .

$5 \cdot {0.5}^{5}$

Step 2

Raise $0.5$ to the power of $5$ .

$5 \cdot 0.03125$

Step 3

Multiply $5$ by $0.03125$ .

$0.15625$