if (bnum<0){
        cout<<setprecision(3);
        bnum = -bnum;
        for (int a=1; a<bnum; a++){
            answer=answer*anum;
        }
        ansfrac=1/answer;
        if ((int(ansfrac) != ansfrac)&& (answer > 0)){
            cout<<anum<<" to the power of "<<bnum<<" is 1/"<<answer<<" or "<<ansfrac<<"."<<endl;
        }
        else if ((int(ansfrac) != ansfrac)&& (answer < 0)){
            bnum=-bnum;
            answer=-answer;
            cout<<anum<<" to the power of "<<bnum<<" is -1/"<<answer<<" or "<<ansfrac<<"."<<endl;
        }
        else {
            bnum=-bnum;
            cout<<anum<<" to the power of "<<bnum<<" is: "<<answer<<"."<<endl;
        }
    }