SOLUTION: Find the product or quotient. Write your answer using only positive exponents. 38. 12^-4/12^-5 Any help with this equation woul be <b>GREATLY</b> appreciated.

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Question 108967: Find the product or quotient. Write your answer using only positive exponents.
38. 12^-4/12^-5
Any help with this equation woul be GREATLY appreciated.
Answer by BurningFlame_marc(77) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello!

If you are dividing and your dividor and dividend has the same numerical coefficient you will only subtract the exponent of the divisor to the exponent of the numerator.
12^-4/12^-5.You will only subtract -5 to -4.so you will get 1. So the answer is 12^1 or 12.

I hope you understand my solution!