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Simplify 4^-8 x 4^-1 x 4^6, leaving your answer in the form a^n where a is a whole number.

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{4}^( - 8) * {4}^( - 1) * {4}^(6) \\ = {4}^( - 8 + ( - 1) + 6) \\ = {4}^( - 8 - 1 + 6) \\ = {4}^( - 3)
The answer is 4^-3
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