Question

After you write it out & cancel, what will be "leftover" in the numerator? EXPLAIN HOW YOU KNOW.

x⁴y³
________
x³y⁴

Answer 1

x

Explanation:

When writing out an canceling variable/exponents within a fraction, you always subtract the top and bottom. So...

`(x^(4)y^(3))/(x^(3)y^(4))`

When you subtract, you always put the leftover variable in the spot that had the highest valued exponent.

So the equation simplifies to
`(x)/(y)`

x, is on top so it is the numerator.