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Reduce the fraction -20t5u2v3 / 48t7u4v .

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deal with the numbers and variables step by step

-20/48 = -5/12
t5 / t7 = t^-2 = 1 /t2
u^2 / u^4 = u^-2 = 1/u^2
v^3 / v = v^2

so answer is -5v^2 / 12t^2u^2
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