Express using positive exponents. Then simplify.
-$- 2 ^- 3$
A) $- 8$
B) 8
C) $\frac { 1 } { 6 }$
D) $- \frac { 1 } { 8 }$

Name: Express using positive exponents. Then simplify. -$- 2 ^- 3$ A) $- 8$ B) 8 C) $\frac { 1 } { 6 }$ D) $- \frac { 1 } { 8 }$
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To express $-2^{-3}$ with a positive exponent, we rewrite it as $-\frac{1}{2^3}$. Simplifying $2^3$ gives $8$, so the expression becomes $-\frac{1}{8}$.

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