Okay lets see 81^1/3 means that you are multiplying by a third. but you can also turn it into a division problem as simple as putting 81 in the place of the 1. Now the problem looks like this: 81/3. so if you divide 81 by 3 you get 27. check the ,mat by doing it backwards. multiply 27 by 3 and see what you get. it should be 81.