Someone 100 points to answer 2 questions! spell everything out because i have more questions like this and i have no idea how to do them a. it is not 5^3 b. i have no idea

I gotcha!

First answer is A.

Second answer is also A.

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A.

easy, remember rules of exponents

the only one you need to know for this question is this one: \frac{x^m}{x^n}=x^{m-n}

also x^{-m}=\frac{1}{x^m}

so in this case

\frac{5^5}{5^8}=5^{5-8}=5^{-3}=\frac{1}{5^3}

answer is 1st option

B.

same as A

answer is 1st option

-1/2 +2

step-by-step explanation:

a; x = 0.5

step-by-step explanation:

-10x = -5

x = 0.5