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Breaking it up into parts is really helpful when simplifying a fraction with multiple variables/numbers. Quite simply, group variables/numbers up and simplify those individually. However, you can only do this if all of the terms on the numerator (top) and denominator (bottom) are multiplied (if it was 3xy+4 for example, you can't split it up because of the addition sign) 6/3 simplifies to 2/1 (c^-2)/(c^4) hmm, what does this simplify to? Well, as a rule of thumb, when you are dividing variables with the same exponent, you subtract them. c^(-2)/c^(4) is the same thing as c^(-2-4) which is c^-6 How do you simplify d^7/d^4? Same as with the c variable. When you have to divide variables with the same exponent, you subtract them! d^7/d^4=d^(7-4)=d^3 so now you have everything simplified: (2)*(c^-7)*(d^3) However, you don't want to leave an exponent negative! Remember, c^-7=1/c^7 so now you have (2)*(1/c^7)*(d^3) which, written out is \[2d^4/c^7\] you're right!

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2d^4/c^6

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