1. **Problem 4:** Simplify \( \frac{2w^{-3}p}{4w^{3}p^{-2}} \) to an equivalent expression with exponents and fewest factors.
2. Use the quotient rule for exponents: \( \frac{a^{m}}{a^{n}} = a^{m-n} \).
3. Simplify coefficients: \( \frac{2}{4} = \frac{1}{2} \).
4. Simplify \( w \) terms: \( w^{-3 - 3} = w^{-6} \).
5. Simplify \( p \) terms: \( p^{1 - (-2)} = p^{3} \).
6. Final simplified expression: $$ \frac{1}{2} w^{-6} p^{3} $$
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1. **Problem 5:** Simplify \( \frac{10k^{6}j^{9}}{5k^{8}j^{-2}} \).
2. Simplify coefficients: \( \frac{10}{5} = 2 \).
3. Simplify \( k \) terms: \( k^{6 - 8} = k^{-2} \).
4. Simplify \( j \) terms: \( j^{9 - (-2)} = j^{11} \).
5. Final simplified expression: $$ 2k^{-2}j^{11} $$
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1. **Problem 6:** Simplify $$ \left( \frac{3f^{4}g^{-5}}{4f^{-2}g^{8}} \right)^{2} $$.
2. Simplify inside the parentheses first.
3. Coefficients: \( \frac{3}{4} \).
4. \( f \) terms: \( f^{4 - (-2)} = f^{6} \).
5. \( g \) terms: \( g^{-5 - 8} = g^{-13} \).
6. Expression inside parentheses: $$ \frac{3}{4} f^{6} g^{-13} $$.
7. Now square everything:
$$ \left( \frac{3}{4} \right)^{2} = \frac{9}{16} $$
$$ (f^{6})^{2} = f^{12} $$
$$ (g^{-13})^{2} = g^{-26} $$
8. Final expression: $$ \frac{9}{16} f^{12} g^{-26} $$
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1. **Problem 7:** Simplify \( (m^{-4} \cdot m^{0})^{-6} \).
2. Use product rule: \( m^{-4 + 0} = m^{-4} \).
3. Expression becomes \( (m^{-4})^{-6} \).
4. Power of a power: \( m^{-4 \times -6} = m^{24} \).
5. Final expression: $$ m^{24} $$
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1. **Problem 8:** Simplify \( \frac{c^{4}}{12c^{14} \cdot (-3c^{5})} \).
2. Multiply denominator coefficients: \( 12 \times (-3) = -36 \).
3. Multiply denominator variables: \( c^{14} \cdot c^{5} = c^{19} \).
4. Expression becomes \( \frac{c^{4}}{-36 c^{19}} \).
5. Simplify \( c \) terms: \( c^{4 - 19} = c^{-15} \).
6. Final expression: $$ \frac{1}{-36} c^{-15} = -\frac{1}{36} c^{-15} $$
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1. **Problem 9:** Simplify $$ \left( \frac{-12m^{-4}n}{7m^{-9}n^{7}} \right)^{0} $$.
2. Any nonzero expression to the zero power is 1.
3. Final expression: $$ 1 $$
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1. **Problem 10:** Simplify \( \frac{4d \cdot d^{-8}}{-20 d^{-11}} \).
2. Multiply numerator variables: \( d^{1 + (-8)} = d^{-7} \).
3. Expression becomes \( \frac{4 d^{-7}}{-20 d^{-11}} \).
4. Simplify coefficients: \( \frac{4}{-20} = -\frac{1}{5} \).
5. Simplify \( d \) terms: \( d^{-7 - (-11)} = d^{4} \).
6. Final expression: $$ -\frac{1}{5} d^{4} $$
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