SOLUTION: simplify and write your answer with a positive exponent. x to the -8 power OVER x to the -12 power

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Question 124505: simplify and write your answer with a positive exponent.
x to the -8 power OVER x to the -12 power
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when dividing exponentiated quantities that have the same base, subtract the exponents

(x^(-8))/(x^(-12))=x^(-8-(-12))=x^4