the same as multiplying them, except you're doing the opposite: subtracting where you would have added and dividing where you would have multiplied. If the bases are the same, subtract the exponents. Remember to flip the exponent and make it positive, if needed.
First simplify: 26 x 5/12 would equal to 13 x 5/6 because we divided it 2, then do the equation, which would now be 65/6, 13 x 5 and 1 x 6 so now we can make it into mixed numbers, so 10 5/6
