Question

How do you simplify `\frac{w^{8} z^{15}}{w^{8} z^{8}}`?

Answer 1

`(w^8z^15)/(w^8z^8)=z^7`

Explanation:

`(w^8z^15)/(w^8z^8)`
`color(white)("XXX")=(cancel(w^8))/(cancel(w^8)) * (cancel(z^8) * z^7)/(cancel(z^8))`

`color(white)("XXX")=z^7`