Pearson Algebra 1 Common Core, 2011
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2. Order of Operations and Evaluating Expressions
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Exercise 13 Page 13

Distribute the exponent to the numerator and the denominator.

8/27

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To simplify the expression, first we need to distribute the exponent to both the numerator and the denominator.

(2/3)^3
2^3/3^3
8/27

We know that this is the most simplified version of the expression because there are no common factors between 8 and 27. If there were any common factors, we would need to further reduce our fraction.