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Divide 24x^2 y + 8xy^2 + 8xy by -4xy

What is the quotient?

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Think of exponents as multiples of that variable. So x^2 is x*x and y^2 is y*y. If you divided x*x by x, you'd get just x. Dividing just subtracts from the total when everything is being multiplied. So for the first term, 24(x^2)(y) / -4(x)(y) is -6(x)
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