Simplify 3(500)^-2

$3 {(500)}^{- 2}$

Step 1

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

$3 \frac{1}{500^{2}}$

Step 2

Raise $500$ to the power of $2$ .

$3 (\frac{1}{250000})$

Step 3

Combine $3$ and $\frac{1}{250000}$ .

$\frac{3}{250000}$

Step 4

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$\frac{3}{250000}$

Decimal Form:

$1.2 \cdot 10^{- 5}$