Simplify 3*2^-2

$3 \cdot 2^{- 2}$

Rewrite the expression using the negative exponent rule $b^{- n} = \frac{1}{b^{n}}$ .

$3 \cdot \frac{1}{2^{2}}$

Raise $2$ to the power of $2$ .

$3 \cdot \frac{1}{4}$

Combine $3$ and $\frac{1}{4}$ .

$\frac{3}{4}$

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$\frac{3}{4}$

Decimal Form:

$0.75$