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Ben simplified this expression (2x^-4y^7 / 3x^3y^2)^3 Analyze bens work. did he simplify the expression correctly? If not, what was his mistake? Yes, he is correct. No, he needed to add the exponents of powers of the same base in the first step. No, he needed to apply the exponent to all factors in the product in the second step.

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No , he needed to apply the exponents to all factors in the product in the second step .

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