SOLUTION: directions: Simplify (-7x3)(4xy4) the 3 and 4 at the end each one are exponents.

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Question 50982: directions: Simplify (-7x3)(4xy4) the 3 and 4 at the end each one are exponents.
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[Combine like-terms. When multiplying exponents, add the exponents]
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