SOLUTION: divide 4/x^8 by 16/x^5

Question 62604: divide 4/x^8 by 16/x^5
Found 3 solutions by Nate, funmath, 303795:
Answer by Nate(3500)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(4 / x^8) / (16 / x^5)
(4 / x^8)(x^5 / 16)
1 / 4x^3
Answer by funmath(2933)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
divide 4/x^8 by 16/x^5
When dividing fractions we multiply by the reciprocal. (In English, flip the second fraction over and multiply.)

Find the numerator and denominator's like factors.
Cancel them, because a/a=1

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Answer by 303795(602)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Think back to how you did division of fractions. Invert the divisor (finds its reciprocal) and change the sign to multiply. So this problem could be written as

Divide top and bottom by 4
Divide top and bottom by x^5

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