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It says 4^2 over 4^4 then it says to select Add, Subtract, Multiply

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1) Since the expression is:


(4^2)/(4^4)

2) Let's evaluate that, using exponents' properties:


(4^2)/(4^4)=4^(2-4)=4^(-2)=((1)/(4))^2=(1)/(16)

So we need to repeat the base and subtract their exponents and then operate it, a negative exponent is equal to the reciprocal number raised by its positive exponent.

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