Solve [(-2/5)^{2}*(1/4)^{2}]^{2}:(5^{2}*2^{2})^-2-(4/5)^-5*(-4/5)^-4:(frac{4}{5})^-7

$$[ ( - \frac { 2 } { 5 } ) ^ { 2 } \cdot ( \frac { 1 } { 4 } ) ^ { 2 } ] ^ { 2 } : ( 5 ^ { 2 } \cdot 2 ^ { 2 } ) ^ { - 2 } - ( \frac { 4 } { 5 } ) ^ { - 5 } \cdot ( - \frac { 4 } { 5 } ) ^ { - 4 } : ( \frac { 4 } { 5 } ) ^ { - 7 }$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{9}{16}=-0.5625$$

Solution Steps

Calculate -\frac{2}{5} to the power of 2 and get \frac{4}{25}.

$$\frac{\left(\frac{4}{25}\times \left(\frac{1}{4}\right)^{2}\right)^{2}}{\left(5^{2}\times 2^{2}\right)^{-2}}-\frac{\left(\frac{4}{5}\right)^{-5}\left(-\frac{4}{5}\right)^{-4}}{\left(\frac{4}{5}\right)^{-7}}$$

Calculate \frac{1}{4} to the power of 2 and get \frac{1}{16}.

$$\frac{\left(\frac{4}{25}\times \frac{1}{16}\right)^{2}}{\left(5^{2}\times 2^{2}\right)^{-2}}-\frac{\left(\frac{4}{5}\right)^{-5}\left(-\frac{4}{5}\right)^{-4}}{\left(\frac{4}{5}\right)^{-7}}$$

Multiply \frac{4}{25} and \frac{1}{16} to get \frac{1}{100}.

$$\frac{\left(\frac{1}{100}\right)^{2}}{\left(5^{2}\times 2^{2}\right)^{-2}}-\frac{\left(\frac{4}{5}\right)^{-5}\left(-\frac{4}{5}\right)^{-4}}{\left(\frac{4}{5}\right)^{-7}}$$

Calculate \frac{1}{100} to the power of 2 and get \frac{1}{10000}.

$$\frac{\frac{1}{10000}}{\left(5^{2}\times 2^{2}\right)^{-2}}-\frac{\left(\frac{4}{5}\right)^{-5}\left(-\frac{4}{5}\right)^{-4}}{\left(\frac{4}{5}\right)^{-7}}$$

Calculate 5 to the power of 2 and get 25.

$$\frac{\frac{1}{10000}}{\left(25\times 2^{2}\right)^{-2}}-\frac{\left(\frac{4}{5}\right)^{-5}\left(-\frac{4}{5}\right)^{-4}}{\left(\frac{4}{5}\right)^{-7}}$$

Calculate 2 to the power of 2 and get 4.

$$\frac{\frac{1}{10000}}{\left(25\times 4\right)^{-2}}-\frac{\left(\frac{4}{5}\right)^{-5}\left(-\frac{4}{5}\right)^{-4}}{\left(\frac{4}{5}\right)^{-7}}$$

Multiply 25 and 4 to get 100.

$$\frac{\frac{1}{10000}}{100^{-2}}-\frac{\left(\frac{4}{5}\right)^{-5}\left(-\frac{4}{5}\right)^{-4}}{\left(\frac{4}{5}\right)^{-7}}$$

Calculate 100 to the power of -2 and get \frac{1}{10000}.

$$\frac{\frac{1}{10000}}{\frac{1}{10000}}-\frac{\left(\frac{4}{5}\right)^{-5}\left(-\frac{4}{5}\right)^{-4}}{\left(\frac{4}{5}\right)^{-7}}$$

Divide \frac{1}{10000} by \frac{1}{10000} to get 1.

$$1-\frac{\left(\frac{4}{5}\right)^{-5}\left(-\frac{4}{5}\right)^{-4}}{\left(\frac{4}{5}\right)^{-7}}$$

To divide powers of the same base, subtract the denominator's exponent from the numerator's exponent.

$$1-\left(-\frac{4}{5}\right)^{-4}\times \left(\frac{4}{5}\right)^{2}$$

Calculate -\frac{4}{5} to the power of -4 and get \frac{625}{256}.

$$1-\frac{625}{256}\times \left(\frac{4}{5}\right)^{2}$$

Calculate \frac{4}{5} to the power of 2 and get \frac{16}{25}.

$$1-\frac{625}{256}\times \frac{16}{25}$$

Multiply \frac{625}{256} and \frac{16}{25} to get \frac{25}{16}.

$$1-\frac{25}{16}$$

Subtract \frac{25}{16} from 1 to get -\frac{9}{16}.

$$-\frac{9}{16}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{9}{16} = -0.5625$$