Step by step
The question
Question: work out (1/2)³.
(12)3
1 Work out the power
(1/2)³ means 1/2 times 1/2 times 1/2.
(12)3 = (12) × (12) × (12) = 18
That is 1/8.
= 18
Can we make it simpler?
No number goes into both 1 and 8, except 1.
So it stays like this.
simplest ✓
So the answer is 1/8.
Answer
= 18