Evaluate 1/3*3^(7-1)

$\frac{1}{3} \cdot 3^{7 - 1}$

Step 1

Subtract $1$ from $7$ .

$\frac{1}{3} \cdot 3^{6}$

Step 2

Cancel the common factor of $3$ .

Factor $3$ out of $3^{6}$ .

$\frac{1}{3} \cdot (3 \cdot 3^{5})$

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{1}{3} \cdot (3 \cdot 3^{5})$

Rewrite the expression.

$3^{5}$

$3^{5}$

Step 3

Raise $3$ to the power of $5$ .

$243$

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