Han Zhi Yuan's answer to Jason Lim's Secondary 3 E Maths Singapore question.

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Han Zhi Yuan
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Laws of Indices tells us that:

3^(x-3) = 3^x / 3^3.

Since we know that 3^x = 216,

3^(x-3) = 216 / 3^3 = 216 / 27 = 8.