use the fifth property of exponent and simplify:Multiply exponents across a parentheses to remove them. That is, 1. multiply the exponent 5 by the exponent 3 in the first factor on top to get an exponent of 15. 2. multiply the exponent 3 by the exponent 2 in the second factor on top to get an exponent of 6. 3. multiply the exponent 4 by the exponent 4 in the bottom to get an exponent of 16. Now multiply on top by adding the exponents on top 15+6 to get an exponent of 21 on top: Now divide by subtracting the exponents 21-16 to get an exponent of 5 Edwin