Simplify the given expression.
-$( - 3 ) ^ { 4 }$
A) $- 12$
B) 144
C) $- 81$
D) 81

Name: Simplify the given expression. -$( - 3 ) ^ { 4 }$ A) $- 12$ B) 144 C) $- 81$ D) 81
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To simplify this expression, we need to raise -3 to the 4th power, which means we multiply -3 by itself 4 times:

$(-3)^4 = (-3) \cdot (-3) \cdot (-3) \cdot (-3) = 81$

So the answer is 81, which corresponds to choice D.

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