Evaluate m-3, when m = 6

I got 216

Would that be right?

3 answers

the -3 is the exponent. and 6 is the base...
so you want 6^-3 ?
that would be
1/6^3
= 1/216

check:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&site=&source=hp&q=6%5E%28-3%29&oq=6%5E%28-3%29&aq=f&aqi=h1g-C10&aql=&gs_l=hp.3..19j0i33l10.3866.8106.0.12123.6.6.0.0.0.0.82.440.6.6.0...0.0.sjMylib3cl4

which is the approximation for 1/216
Thanks :)