Write with positive exponents. Simplify if possible.
-$27 ^ { - 4 / 3 }$
A) $- \frac { 1 } { 81 }$
B) $\frac { 1 } { 81 }$
C) 81
D) not a real number

Name: Write with positive exponents. Simplify if possible. -$27 ^ { - 4 / 3 }$ A) $- \frac { 1 } { 81 }$ B) $\frac { 1 } { 81 }$ C) 81 D) not a real number
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To write $27^{-4/3}$ with positive exponents and simplify, we first recognize that $27 = 3^3$. Thus, $27^{-4/3} = (3^3)^{-4/3} = 3^{3*(-4/3)} = 3^{-4} = \frac{1}{3^4} = \frac{1}{81}$.

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