Error in 5lb book, page 552, problem 11

[yasosnovskaya]

5 lb. Book of GRE.
page 552, problem #11

We have 1/1 /1/(5^-2)
I definitely agree that 1/(5^-2) equals 5^2.
But then we have 1/1 /5^2, you guys can't just change the order in which this fraction was written. Even if we stupidly divide on calculator 1/1/5^2, we got 0.04, which is equivalent of 1/(5^2)! That's the true!
So, we can solve this problem in this way:
(1/1)*(1/5^2) because we have to flip the second fraction which was 5^2! So, the right answer is 1/25!

[tommywallach]

Hey Yaso,

Yes, this was an error in the first edition of the book. If you ever see an error, check here (http://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/errata ... ispexams=3). This is where we list out errata. Also, always mention the question/page number in the title of your post, so others can see it (if they happened to notice the same error). I've changed this post's title for that reason.

Thanks!

-t