Evaluate 5^-3

$5^{- 3}$

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

$\frac{1}{5^{3}}$

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

$\frac{1}{125}$

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$\frac{1}{125}$

Decimal Form:

$0.008$