SOLUTION: 1. Simplify the following expression, and rewrite it in an equivalent form with positive exponents. 24x^3y^-3/72x^-5y^-1 please help me out I Do not understand.

Question 494613: 1. Simplify the following expression, and rewrite it in an equivalent form with positive exponents.

24x^3y^-3/72x^-5y^-1
please help me out I Do not understand.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The negative sign means "invert".
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24x^3y^-3/72x^-5y^-1
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(24/72)(x^3/x^-5)(y^-3/y^-1}
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= 3 * x^8 * (1/y^2)
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= 3x^8/y^2
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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