According to the order of operations, expressions that include an exponent are evaluated first, while multiplication and division are evaluated next. For the given expression, this means calculating the power in the numerator before multiplying the factors in the denominator and calculating the quotient.
Operation
Before Simplification
After Simplification
Calculate power
3^3/3* 2
27/3* 2
Multiply
27/3* 2
27/6
Calculate quotient
27/6
4.5
The expression equals 4.5.
Alternative Solution
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