how to simplify 5 to the 2 power divided by 5 to the negative 3rd power.
5^(2) / 5^(-3) remember that a^(-b) = 1 / a^b so we have
5^2 / ( 1 / 5^3) invert the second fraction and multiply
5^2 * (5^3) / 1 using a^m * a^n = a^(m + n)
5^5 / 1 =
5^5