Evaluate 2*3^-1

$2 \cdot 3^{- 1}$

Step 1

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

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

Step 2

Combine $2$ and $\frac{1}{3}$ .

$\frac{2}{3}$

Step 3

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$\frac{2}{3}$

Decimal Form:

$0.\overline{6}$