SOLUTION: I need help solving this. I keep getting an answer with negative exponents. 9x^-12 _______ 24x^-2

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Question 325174: I need help solving this. I keep getting an answer with negative exponents.
9x^-12
_______
24x^-2
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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9x^-12
_______
24x^-2
9/24=3/8
X^-12/X^-2
1/X^(12-2)
1/X^10
3/8X^10 ans.