-3
3
The number is -3
3x3x3x3x3=243
35 = 243.
243
The letter a is a variable. "To the fifth" means to the fifth power, or a*a*a*a*a. If a equals 3, "a to the fifth" equals 243.
Negative 3 raised to the power of 5 is equal to -243.
It equals 243.
3 to the power of 5 is 243.
It is: 243 to the power of 1/5 = 3 because 3*3*3*3*3 = 243
243
b = -3