What is the value of 1 raised to a negative exponent?

Find three consecutive numbers such that the sum of one-fourth the first and one-fifth the second is five less than one-seventh the third

!! 10 ! a westbound jet leaves central airport traveling 635 miles per hour. at the same time, an eastbound plane departs at 325 miles per hour. in how many hours will the planes be 1900 miles apart?

Suppose that sahil knows that 45 people with ages of 18 to 29 voted. without using a calculator, he quickly says then 135 people with ages of 30to 49 voted. is he correct? how might sohil have come up with his answer so quickly?