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How do you simplify $\frac{25 m^{4} n}{- 15 m n^{6}}$ $(25m^4n)/(-15mn^6)$ ?

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May 3, 2015

$\frac{25 m^{4} n}{- 15 m n^{6}}$ $(25m^4n)/(-15mn^6)$

$= (- \frac{25}{15}) \cdot (\frac{m^{4}}{m}) \cdot (\frac{n}{n^{6}})$ $=(-25/15) * (m^4/m) * (n/n^6)$

$= (- \frac{5}{3}) \cdot (m^{3}) \cdot (\frac{1}{n^{5}})$ $=(-5/3) * (m^3) * (1/n^5)$

$= - \frac{5 m^{3}}{3 n^{5}}$ $=-(5m^3)/(3n^5)$

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