Advanced Math practice question

Answer: -3

1/8 = 2⁻³, so x = −3.

Common wrong answers

If you answered 3

3 gives 2³ = 8, not 1/8.

If you answered -8

−8 confuses the output with the exponent.

If you answered 0.125

0.125 is the output, not x.

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