SOLUTION: The question is 18x to the -6 power divided by -3x to the -3 power. We need to solve and simplify -- if there is a negative exponent, simplify so that it is made positive.

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Question 175718: The question is 18x to the -6 power divided by -3x to the -3 power. We need to solve and simplify -- if there is a negative exponent, simplify so that it is made positive.
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The question is 18x to the -6 power divided by -3x to the -3 power. We need to solve and simplify -- if there is a negative exponent, simplify so that it is made positive.
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%2818x%5E-6%29%2F%28-3x%5E-3%29
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Cancel the -3 into 18; combine x in the denominator to get positive exponents:
%28-6x%5E-6%29%2F%28x%5E-3%29 = %28-6%29%2F%28x%5E%28%28-3%2B6%29%29%29 = -6%2Fx%5E3