Question

I have a math quiz tomorrow and I don’t understand how to simplify exponent fractions. Please simplify these two equations and explain in detail how you got this answer.

Answer 1

Answer:

6) y^4

Step-by-step explanation:

(This is for #6)

First we need to simplify, 20x^6 y^5/40x^6 turns into 20x^6 y^4

Since we can't simplify it anymore, this is the answer. (it's not a fraction anymore)

Answer 2

#5: 9x^6y


Basically you divide 27 and 3, then for the x you just need to subtract the exponents. The x exponent for the denominator is 1. So then it would be x^6. For y, just subtract the exponents again. So the answer would be 1. But u don’t need to leave the exponent as 1, you can just put y.


Step 1: 27 divided by 3

Step 2: subtract the x’s exponents

Step 3: subtract the y’s exponents

good luck with your quiz!