SOLUTION: Hello can you show me how to do this? I am supposed to write the fraction in simplest form. 3bc^6d^3/bc^3d Thank you!

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Question 106697: Hello can you show me how to do this?
I am supposed to write the fraction in simplest form.
3bc^6d^3/bc^3d
Thank you!

Answer by Earlsdon(6103) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Simplify:
3bc%5E6d%5E3%2Fbc%5E3d
If you are at all confused about handling exponents in problems such as this, then try writing the problem like this:
3%2Ab%2Ac%2Ac%2Ac%2Ac%2Ac%2Ac%2Ad%2Ad%2Ad%2F%28b%2Ac%2Ac%2Ac%2Ad%29 Now, for every letter in the top, you can cancel a like letter in the bottom, like this:
3%2Across%28b%29cross%28c%29cross%28c%29cross%28c%29%2Ac%2Ac%2Ac%2Across%28d%29%2Ad%2Ad%2F%28cross%28b%29cross%28c%29cross%28c%29cross%28c%29cross%28d%29%29+=+3c%5E3d%5E2