The equivalent expression for five eighths raised to the negative first power times forty-two hundredths raised to the second power is option B
(5/8)^-1 × (0.42)^2
= {1 ÷ (5/8)¹} × 0.42²
= {1 × (8/5)¹} × 0.42²
= (8/5)¹ × 0.42²
Therefore, the equivalent expression is eight fifths raised to the first power times the quantity one over forty-two hundredths raised to the second power
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