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Answer:


(s)/(2t)

Explanation:

When you have exponents above a like term and they are being multiplied together, you add them.

For example:


a^(x) *a^(y) = a^(x + y)

So let's group like terms in the numerator:


4r^(3) r^(-5) s^(-2) s^(-1)t We can add terms like in the example.


4 r^(-2) s^(-3) t

Let's rearrange the denominator.


8r^(-2) s^(-4) t^(2)

Now we have:


(4r^(-2) s^(-3)t)/(8 r^(-2) s^(-4) t^(2) ) Cancel like terms

4/8 = 1/2


r^(-2) /r^(-2) = 1 So it cancels


s^(-3) / s^(-4) = s^(-1) = s Since s is raised to the -1 it goes on top and becomes s.


t / t^(2) = 1/t

Now we combine everything back together:


(s)/(2t)

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