simplifying expressions with positive exponents

[Guest]

I have gotten pretty far on myself , but this one is kicking me somewhere. Can anyone help?

(6a^5b)^2/ (8ab^-2 ) x (1) / (2a^-3b)

I am not sure where I am going wrong.

 

[soroban]

Hello, afreemanny!

(6a^5b)^2/ (8ab^-2 ) x (1) / (2a^-3b)

I am not sure where I am going wrong.
I'm not sure either . . . it's hard to see your work from here.
But it looks like you wrote "cole slaw" instead of "July 4, 1776".

. . . . . . . . . (6a⁵b)² . . . 1 . . . . . . .6²(a⁵)²(b²) . . . . 36a¹⁰b²
We have: . ---------- . -------- . = . --------------- . = . -----------
. . . . . . . . . . 8ab^-2 . . 2a^-3b . . . . . 16a^-2b^-1 . . . . . 16a^-2b^-1

Reduce the fraction and use the Division Rule for exponents:

. . . . . . 9a¹²b³
. . . . . . ---------
. . . . . . . . 4

 

[Guest]

thanks

thank you for the help. I know you can't tell how I am doing. I got a good star so far from my teacher. Some things really confuse me though. I appreciate all you do. :lol:

 

[Guest]

Hi there

my book said this answer was wrong. You can look at what I did with my most recent message. Thanks for all the help