Simplify.
-$\left( - 3 p ^ { 6 } q ^ { 6 } r ^ { 6 } \right) ^ { 3 }$
A) $- 9 p ^ { 9 } q ^ { 9 } r ^ { 9 }$
B) $( - 3 ) ^ { 3 } \mathrm { p } ^ { 9 } \mathrm { q } ^ { 9 } \mathrm { r } ^ { 9 }$
C) $( - 3 ) ^ { 3 } \mathrm { p } ^ { 18 } \mathrm { q } ^ { 18 } \mathrm { r } 18$
D) $( - 3 ) ^ { 18 } \mathrm { p } ^ { 18 } \mathrm { q } ^ { 18 } \mathrm { r } ^ { 18 }$

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When raising a power to a power, you multiply the exponents. Thus, $(-3)^3 = -27$ and $p^{6*3} = p^{18}$, $q^{6*3} = q^{18}$, $r^{6*3} = r^{18}$, making the correct answer $(-3)^3 p^{18} q^{18} r^{18}$.

Simplify - (−3p6q6r6)3\left( - 3 p ^ { 6 } q ^ { 6 } r ^ { 6 } \right) ^ { 3 }(−3p6q6r6)3

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- $\left( - 3 p ^ { 6 } q ^ { 6 } r ^ { 6 } \right) ^ { 3 }$