document.write( "Question 147982: 2x64/8y divided by x^2y/8y^3 \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #108383 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\"%28%282x%5E64%29%2F%288y%29%29%2F%28%28x%5E2y%29%2F%288y%5E3%29%29\" Start with the given expression.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28%282x%5E64%29%2F%288y%29%29%28%288y%5E3%29%2F%28x%5E2y%29%29\" Multiply the first fraction \"%282x%5E64%29%2F%288y%29\" by the reciprocal of the second fraction \"%28x%5E2y%29%2F%288y%5E3%29\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28%282x%5E64%29%288y%5E3%29%29%2F%28%288y%29%28x%5E2y%29%29\" Combine the fractions.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%2816x%5E64y%5E3%29%2F%288x%5E2y%5E2%29\" Multiply.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%282x%5E64y%5E3%29%2F%28x%5E2y%5E2%29\" Divide the coefficients \"16\" and \"8\" to get \"2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%5E%2864-2%29y%5E%283-2%29\" When you divide monomials, simply subtract the exponents.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%5E62y\" Subtract.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So \"%28%282x%5E64%29%2F%288y%29%29%2F%28%28x%5E2y%29%2F%288y%5E3%29%29\" simplifies to \"2x%5E62y\"
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