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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Choose the correct simplification of the expression a to the 7th power times b to the 8th power all over a to the 4th power times b to the 4th power

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

(a^7b^8)/(a^4b^4) a^(7-4)b^(8-4) a^3b^4

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[a^7*b^8 \over a^4*b^4\]

OpenStudy (mertsj):

Subtract the exponents.

OpenStudy (mertsj):

\[a ^{7-4}b ^{8-4}=a ^{3}b ^{4}\]

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