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Simplify each expression. Assume all variables are nonzero.

24x4y614x3y3\frac{-24 x^4 y^{-6}}{14 x^{-3} y^3}

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24x4y614x3y3=2414x4x3y6y3(acbd=abcd)=127x4x3y6y3(Reduce the first fraction with 2)=127x4(3)y63(Quontent of powers property)=127x4+3y9=127x7y9(Negative exponent property)=12x77y9.\begin{aligned} \frac{-24x^4y^{-6}}{14x^{-3}y^3}&=\frac{-24}{14} \cdot \frac{x^4}{x^{-3}} \cdot \frac{y^{-6}}{y^3} & \left( \frac{a \cdot c}{b \cdot d}=\frac{a}{b} \cdot \frac{c}{d} \right)\\ &=\frac{-12}{7} \cdot \frac{x^4}{x^{-3}} \cdot \frac{y^{-6}}{y^3} & \text{(Reduce the first fraction with 2)}\\ &=\frac{-12}{7} \cdot x^{4-(-3)} \cdot y^{-6-3} & \text{(Quontent of powers property)}\\ &=\frac{-12}{7} \cdot x^{4+3} \cdot y^{-9}\\ &=\frac{-12}{7} \cdot \frac{x^{7}}{y^{9}} & \text{(Negative exponent property)}\\ &=\frac{-12x^{7}}{7y^{9}}.\\ \end{aligned}

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