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Simplifying an Expression

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2/6/2009
The value of \frac{1}{16}a^0\plus{}\left (\frac{1}{16a} \right )^0\minus{} \left (64^{\minus{}\frac{1}{2}} \right )\minus{} (\minus{}32)^{\minus{}\frac{4}{5}} is: <spanclass=′latex−bold′>(A)</span> 11316<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(B)</span> 1316<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(C)</span> 1<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(D)</span> 78<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(E)</span> 116 <span class='latex-bold'>(A)</span>\ 1 \frac{13}{16} \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(B)</span>\ 1 \frac{3}{16} \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(C)</span>\ 1 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(D)</span>\ \frac{7}{8} \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(E)</span>\ \frac{1}{16}