Question

How do you simplify `8x^-3y^3` and write it using only positive exponents?

Answer 1

`(8 y^3)/(x^3)`

Explanation:

`x^-3 = 1/( x xx x xx x)` The negative exponent means to divide.

so `1/ (x xx x xx x)` = `1/x^3`

All the other values are positive and so stay on the top of the fraction.