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Question 594120: supposed to be this, keeps putting my fractional powers in the wrong space: 2x^(-7/4)/4x^(4/3)
I have been stuck trying to work this out all day, it says the answer is:
or x^(11/12)/2x^4
I can't seem to get it to this, have been trying to use the rule:

or moving the negative exponent down and applying the:

But with no success. :( please give me all the steps in the answer, many thanks Jim.
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Question 594344: Prove that for all integers n, that the last digit of n^5 is the same as the last digit of n.
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Question 595980: (49xy)-(2)/(5)
I need to rewrite this into positive exponents
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Question 594891: How do you simplify: (2x^5y3)^4*3xy^2 ?
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Question 596549: Rewrite the following as a single expoent using quotient rule 7/11^8 divided by 7/11^11
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Question 597451: how do you solve with negative fractional exponents ?
(625n^4)^-1/4
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Question 597838: what's the answer for (2t)-^6?

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Question 598210: What is the fraction -3 divided by 2 multiplied by 2?

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Question 599571: Work out the value of 9 to the power of -3/2
Could you please give a method which doesn't use a calculator.
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Question 601024: how would i go about solcing (4/5) ^-2
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Question 601496: Evaluate: 3 to the -4 power divided by 3 to the -7 power.
I forgot how you do this.
Thanks!

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Question 601496: Evaluate: 3 to the -4 power divided by 3 to the -7 power.
I forgot how you do this.
Thanks!

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Question 601496: Evaluate: 3 to the -4 power divided by 3 to the -7 power.
I forgot how you do this.
Thanks!

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Question 601501: Find the quotient: (4p squared - 4p) divided by 4p.
I forgot!
Thanks!
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Question 601767: x negative 3 y to the second power
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Question 601808: How would I solve the following problem?
X^-2-Y^-2
_________
X^-1+Y^-1

I understand the first step is to change each varible into a fraction because of the negative exponent.

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Question 602957: Simplify and write the answer sing only positive exponets:
(4/25)^3/2
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Question 602972: I need to simplify the expression . The directions state to assume all variables are positive.
I tired to figure it out mulitple times and my best answer was
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Question 604460: how do you find out what 9 to the -1/3 power is?
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Question 605088: I need a real life example of where fractional exponential growth or decay would be used.
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Question 606547: ^4 sqrt27^3sqrt3
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Question 607144: how do i solve by factoring 2x2-5x-12=0 ?
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Question 607144: how do i solve by factoring 2x2-5x-12=0 ?
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Question 607144: how do i solve by factoring 2x2-5x-12=0 ?
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Question 607144: how do i solve by factoring 2x2-5x-12=0 ?
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Question 609376: I need help with simplify negative exponets
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Question 609656: please help me!! what is 9x(exponent)2 over 3x(exponent) 2?? what is the answer and how to solve it. I have tons of problems like these. Help A.S.A.P.!!!
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Question 609771: how do I solve the problem (-2)-2 thats suppose to be -2 to the second

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Question 610022: What is 3/20 of 64 ( what is three/twentieth of 64?)
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Question 610182: how can i simplify 4(3 x 10^5)
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Question 610645: what is n^2/n^4
answer given in positive exponents only

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Question 611182: Helen went to the grocery store to buy potatoes. The store charges $1.19 for each pound of potatoes. On the way out of the store, Helen picked up a gallon of ice cream at a cost of $4.35. If Helen spent $15.06 at the store, how many pounds of potatoes did she purchase?
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Question 611506: solve (b^2-4b+4)^12
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Question 611737: hi i need help please.. y=-2x ..this is the problem.
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Question 611737: hi i need help please.. y=-2x ..this is the problem.
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Question 611880: how do I solve 4=X^2/3?
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Question 612273: Can negative (-1/12) to the 3rd power be solved?
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Question 612630: what is the slope and y-intercept of:
5-3y=7x
-2x+4-3=0
9x-2-(7/3)=0
8-(x/3)-(y/5)=0
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Question 613591: Simplify 8/a^-3
I got 8/1/a^3
Is this right?
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Question 613638: (x^-1/2)(x^3/2)

X raised to the negative 1/2 multiplied with X raised to 3/2
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Question 614756: it says to express using positive exponents, but I am confused can you help me solve this? thanks
(a/2)^-4

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Question 614754: can you please help me with this?
(8 + 5)^0 => => is it 1 because anything with an exponent of zero is 1 am i correct?

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Question 616726: How do you answer fractions with different denominators ?
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Question 616909: need help solving:
-5a to 3rd power + 4a to 2nd power
6a to 3rd power + 3a to 2nd power + 5
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Question 618159: 49902-8590803945802980502903580958+949
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