(3) Evaluate: \( 4^{-3} \)
(A) 64
(B) -64
(C) -12
(D) \( \frac{1}{64} \)
\( \frac{1}{4 \times 4 \times 4} = \frac{1}{64} \)
Step 1 :\( 4^{-3} = \frac{1}{4^3} \)
Step 2 :\( \frac{1}{4^3} = \frac{1}{4 \times 4 \times 4} \)
Step 3 :\( \frac{1}{4 \times 4 \times 4} = \frac{1}{64} \)