1. **State the problem:** Simplify the expression $$\frac{(12 m^5 n^{-2})(5 m^{-11} n^6)}{15 m^3 n^{-4}}$$.
2. **Multiply the numerator terms:**
$$12 \times 5 = 60$$
$$m^{5} \times m^{-11} = m^{5 + (-11)} = m^{-6}$$
$$n^{-2} \times n^{6} = n^{-2 + 6} = n^{4}$$
So numerator becomes $$60 m^{-6} n^{4}$$.
3. **Rewrite the expression:**
$$\frac{60 m^{-6} n^{4}}{15 m^{3} n^{-4}}$$
4. **Divide coefficients:**
$$\frac{60}{15} = 4$$
5. **Divide variables using exponent subtraction:**
$$m^{-6} \div m^{3} = m^{-6 - 3} = m^{-9}$$
$$n^{4} \div n^{-4} = n^{4 - (-4)} = n^{8}$$
6. **Combine all parts:**
$$4 m^{-9} n^{8}$$
7. **Express negative exponent as reciprocal:**
$$4 \frac{n^{8}}{m^{9}}$$
**Final simplified expression:**
$$\boxed{\frac{4 n^{8}}{m^{9}}}$$
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