Question

Evaluate: 2^7•3^6•5^8 divided by 2^3•3^3•5^7

Answer 1

`2^(4)*3^(3)*5`

Explanation:

`(x^(n) )/(x^(y))=x^(n-y)`

This means that we just subtract the exponents with identical bases so

2⁷/2³=2⁴ (7-3)

3⁶/3³=3³ (6-3)

5⁸/5⁷=5 (8-7) put them together and you get the answer