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Order of operationsArithmeticElementary schoolabout 0:39

Evaluate (2/3)^(-2): animated lesson

A narrated, step-by-step order of operations video lesson with captions. Final answer: 9/4 ≈ 2.25.

Video with a synthetic English voice and captions. Pick another language for subtitles in that language, or open the interactive version.

Video narrated by a synthetic voice (Piper TTS, en_US-ljspeech-high voice (LJ Speech dataset, public domain)); the steps come from our maths engine and the answer was checked independently. Download MP4 (0.2 MB) · Captions (WebVTT)

Steps on screen

  1. 1. The problem
    Worked example
    (23)−2\left({\frac{2}{3}}\right)^{-2}
  2. 2. Step by step
    1. (23)−2\left({\frac{2}{3}}\right)^{-2}
      Read the expression
    2. (23)−2=94\left({\frac{2}{3}}\right)^{-2} = \frac{9}{4}
      Simplify exactly
    3. (23)−2=94≈2.25\left({\frac{2}{3}}\right)^{-2} = \frac{9}{4} \approx 2.25
      Evaluate using the order of operations (parentheses, exponents, multiplication and division, addition and subtraction)
  3. 3. The answer
    94≈2.25\frac{9}{4} \approx 2.25

    (2/3)^(-2) = 9/4 ≈ 2.25

  4. 4. Check
    • Decimal value: 2.25

Transcript

The problem. Here is the problem: (2 over 3) to the power negative 2. Evaluate a numerical expression.

Step by step. Read the expression. Simplify exactly. Evaluate using the order of operations (parentheses, exponents, multiplication and division, addition and subtraction).

The answer. So the answer is 9 over 4 approximately 2.25. Operations are applied in the standard order: parentheses, exponents, multiplication and division from left to right, then addition and subtraction from left to right.

Check. Decimal value: 2.25.

About order of operations

Evaluate expressions with brackets, powers, multiplication, division, addition and subtraction in the right order.

Evaluate (2/3)^(-2): Order of operations Step-by-Step Lesson