How do you reduce 32x³y /24xy⁴to the simplest form?

Question

Reduce to simplest form{ 32x³y

                                          24xy⁴        

 

 

                                        

 

 

 

Answer 1

32x^3y

---------

24xy^4

Look at this in parts:

the numbers first:

32/24 divide by 2:

16/12 divide by 2:

8/6     divide by 2:

4/3

Now look at the x's:

x^3/x  subtract the exponents:

x^2

Last the y's:

y/y^4  subtract the exponents

1/y^3

The answer is:

4x^2

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3y^3