Question

15y^-11/3y^-11, show steps I need help please don't understand how to do it.

Answer 1

One may note, you never quite asked anything per se, ahemm, if you meant simplification.

$\bf \left.\qquad \qquad \right.\textit{negative exponents}\\\\ a^{-{ n}} \implies \cfrac{1}{a^{ n}} \qquad \qquad \cfrac{1}{a^{ n}}\implies a^{-{ n}} \qquad \qquad a^{{{ n}}}\implies \cfrac{1}{a^{-{{ n}}}}\\\\ -------------------------------\\\\ \cfrac{15y^{-11}}{3y^{-11}}\implies \cfrac{15}{3}\cdot \cfrac{y^{-11}}{y^{-11}}\implies 5\cdot y^{-11}\cdot y^{+11}\implies 5\cdot y^{-11+11} \\\\\\ 5y^0 \implies \boxed{5}$