document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=976134>Question 976134</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (4x to the -3) (z) divided by (2 to the -2)(y to the 4)(w to the -2) = ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer is supposed to be (16w squared)(z) divided by (x cubed)(y to the 4th)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For step 1, I remove the negative exponents and get: (z)/(4x cubed) divided by (y to the 4th) / (4w squared). \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For step 2, I invert the denominator and multiply the following: (z)/(4x cubed) times (4w squared / (y to the 4th).  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "After this I'm making an error because I'm not getting to the coefficient of 16 in the numerator and 1 in the denominator.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you in advance for any help.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Helen<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 #597790 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=597790\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 4x^-3) * 4z *y^-4*w^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "One error is  4x^-3.  This has to be written carefully, for (4x)^-3 is very different (1/64x^3).  You want 4 in the numerator/x^3 in the den.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x^-3 *4z  because divide by 2^-2 is to divide by 1/4 or multiply by 4  /y^4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^-3 is 1/x^3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4*4 is 16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Leave the 4 alone and recognize that dividing by 2^-2 is another 4, and your numerator will be 16.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Put them together:  {16 z/x^3} * {w^2/y^4}\r<BR>\n" );
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