document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=185675>Question 185675</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> -10a^5b/5ab^4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #139504 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=swiemers><B>swiemers(10)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-05.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=swiemers><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=139504\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> To solve, you need to see what you can reduce. Look at each term or variable or coefficient separately. Also, below / will mean divide.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "First, -10/5=-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then look at your a variables. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^5 over a would reduce to a^4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Lastly, look at your b variables.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b over b^4 would reduce to b^3 but it has to remain in the denominator. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, on top you would be left with -2a^4 and on the bottom you would be left with b^3, and the entire answer would be:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2a^4/b^3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps. Good luck! Sandy :-) </SPAN>\n" );
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