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Please help with this question-example-1
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Answer:

(d) -1/32

Explanation:

It may be easier to rearrange the expression so it has positive exponents.


(1)/(2^(-2)x^(-3)y^5)=(2^2x^3)/(y^5)=(4(2)^3)/((-4)^5)=-(4\cdot8)/(1024)=\boxed{-(1)/(32)}

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