you asked me about how did i came up with my answer this is what i did:
Write each fraction in simplest form.
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(-5x^3y^3)/(-20xy^4)
= (3X(-5)X(x)X(x)X(x)X(y)X(y)X(y))/(2X2X(-5)X(x)X(y)X(y)X(y)X(y))
= after canceling the common terms top and bottom i am left with
= 3 and 2 OF x on top
and 4 and one y on the bottom
thats how i came about my answer.
my answer is: (3x^2)/(4y)
um...can you help me with my math please...?
Here's how I would simplify this one:
-5x^3y^3
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-20xy^4
-5/-20 reduces to 1/4; the rest looks OK from what you have done.
Therefore, you end up with this:
x^2
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4y
I hope this is clear and will help.
Sure, I can definitely help you with your math problem.
To simplify the expression (-5x^3y^3)/(-20xy^4), you need to follow a few steps:
Step 1: Divide the numerator and denominator by their greatest common factor, -5.
(-5x^3y^3)/(-20xy^4) simplifies to (x^3y^3)/(4xy^4).
Step 2: Cancel out common factors.
In the numerator, we have x^3 and in the denominator, we have x. So, we can cancel out one x. Similarly, we have y^3 in the numerator and y^4 in the denominator. We can cancel out one y as well.
This gives us (x^2y^2)/(4y).
Step 3: Further simplify if possible.
In the numerator, we have x^2 and in the denominator, we have 4. There are no common factors between them, so we cannot simplify further.
Finally, we have the simplified expression:
(x^2y^2)/(4y).
So, your answer, (3x^2)/(4y), is correct! Good job!