24x^-4y^2/8xy^-5

simplify the expression completely ending up wth all positive exponents

 

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24x^-4y^2/8xy^-5   rewrite and put the neg exponents in the right places.

24y^2

x^4

---------    to solve multiply by reciprical (second fraction inverted)

8x

y^5

24y^2  *  y^5 = 24y^7 = 3y^7

x^4          8x      8x^5     x^5

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