SOLUTION: Simplify x^2y^-3z^-5 / x^-4y^-3 I got y/x^-2z^-5

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Question 172604: Simplify
x^2y^-3z^-5 / x^-4y^-3
I got
y/x^-2z^-5
Answer by KnightOwlTutor(293) About Me  (Show Source):
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Whenever you have a - exponent in order to make it positive you need to invert it
x^2y^-3z^-5 / x^-4y^-3
I got x^2y^3x^4/y^3z^5
The y's cancel leaving x^6/z^5 Remember when you multiply exponents you add them.