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Please help! I'm not the best at dividing with exponents!

Please help! I'm not the best at dividing with exponents!-example-1
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MrBillDoesMath!

Answer: The first radio button choice 8/3 * m^8


Steps:

120 (m^ 16) / 45 (m^8) =

120/45 * (m^16)/(m^8) =

Simplify 120/45 (15 or 5 *3 divides each). Since base "m" is same in both terms simply subtract exponents.

8/3 ( m^(16 - 8)) =

8/3 * m^8



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