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Last question and then I’ll take care of the rest on my own ^^^^

Last question and then I’ll take care of the rest on my own ^^^^-example-1

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Answer:

(c) 5/2

Explanation:

The applicable rules of exponents are ...

(a^b)(a^c) = a^(b+c)

(a^b)/(a^c) = a^(b-c)

a^-b = 1/a^b

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Using these rules, we can simplify the expression as follows:

(5^-3)(2^2)(5^6)/((2^3)(5^2)) = (5^(-3+6-2))(2^(2-3)) = (5^1)(2^-1)

= 5/2

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