How do you simplify (12m^8y^6)/(-9my^4)?

1 Answer
Nov 19, 2017

=-(4m^7y^2)/3

Explanation:

(12m^8y^6)/(-9my^4)=
=1/-1*12/9*m^8/m*y^6/y^4=
=-1*(4*3)/(3*3)*(m^7m)/m*(y^2y^4)/y^4=
=-1*4/3*m^7*y^2=
=-(4m^7y^2)/3