Express Using Positive Exponents $- 2 ^- 3$ A) $- 8$ B) 8
C)

question 135

Multiple Choice

Express using positive exponents. Then simplify.
- $- 2 ^- 3$

• A) \(- 8\)
• B) 8
• C) \(\frac { 1 } { 6 }\)
• D) \(- \frac { 1 } { 8 }\)

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