Solve 2^20+2^21/2^21

$$\frac { 2 ^ { 20 } + 2 ^ { 21 } } { 2 ^ { 21 } }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{3}{2}=1.5$$

Solution Steps

Calculate 2 to the power of 20 and get 1048576.

$$\frac{1048576+2^{21}}{2^{21}}$$

Calculate 2 to the power of 21 and get 2097152.

$$\frac{1048576+2097152}{2^{21}}$$

Add 1048576 and 2097152 to get 3145728.

$$\frac{3145728}{2^{21}}$$

Calculate 2 to the power of 21 and get 2097152.

$$\frac{3145728}{2097152}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{3145728}{2097152} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 1048576.

$$\frac{3}{2}$$

Factor

$$\frac{3}{2} = 1\frac{1}{2} = 1.5$$