SOLUTION: How are you gonna answer this: (-12)^3 _____ (-12)^6 3 and 6 are both exponents

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Question 884393: How are you gonna answer this:
(-12)^3
_____
(-12)^6
3 and 6 are both exponents
Answer by muhdmoosa(1) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Since the bases are the same (-12), and we are dividing, we can minus the exponents I.e:
(-12)^3-6
=(-12)^-3
=-1/1728
=-5,787*10^-4 (scientific notation)