Derek bought 15 feet of rope for a science project. if he used 10 3/8 feet of the rope, how many feet of rope does he have left
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Answer:
2nd option
Step-by-step explanation:
Simplify first what is in the parenthesis before distributing the exponent outside would help.
Remember that negative exponents simply means that their on the wrong side of the fraction. So if you find a variable with a negative exponent as a numerator, you bring them down and when it is found as a denominator, you bring them up.
Also when you distribute your exponents, you always multiply it to each exponent inside the parenthesis.
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