SOLUTION: Hi. I'm trying to help my 6th grade son and I guess we don't know what we're doing. I need to Simplify the following: 14a³b⁴ _____ 4ab We though the answer was 3.5a

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Question 1104604: Hi. I'm trying to help my 6th grade son and I guess we don't know what we're doing. I need to Simplify the following:
14a³b⁴
_____
4ab
We though the answer was 3.5a2b3. We have several like this so we need a good start. Thank you in advance! - Lisa
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi. I'm trying to help my 6th grade son and I guess we don't know what we're doing. I need to Simplify the following:
14a^3b^4/(4ab)
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Cancel the a
= 14a^2b^4/(4b)
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Cancel the b
= 14a^2b^3/4
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It's usually kept in integers, tho it's the same as our answer.
= 7a%5E2b%5E3%2F2