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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Exponents and Division Fan and Medal PLZ HELP

OpenStudy (mahmood786123):

Whats the question

OpenStudy (anonymous):

4^4/4^6 A -16 B 16 C 1/16 D -1/16

OpenStudy (darronw):

So here's the thing, we can't tell you what it is because that's cheating. What we can say is that you should start by expanding out the top and bottom of that fraction

OpenStudy (darronw):

Once you have your 4's lined up, you could start canceling them out and what's left is the answer.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@DarronW

OpenStudy (darronw):

Start canceling them out now, you'll have some left on either the top or bottom. Something not to forget is that when you cancel everything on either the top/bottom, put a 1 there. 4/4 = 1 not zero so we still have a placeholder.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@bluediamond1999

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Start by simplifying in the denominator and numerator. What is 4^4? What is 4^6?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

After you do that, you will be left with 256/4096.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

You then simplify. 256 goes into both 256 and 4096. what is 256/256? What is 4096/256?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

will it be c

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