Can anyone other than ms. Sue help me?

-12x^8y^8 divided by 3x^4y^2
A. –4x2 y4 C. –4x4y6
B. 4x2y4 D. 4x4y6
I ended up with -4x^4y^2 but its not one of my answer choices.. I am not sure if many I missed a step or if I jist did it completely wrong. PLEASE HELP..

2 answers

C. –4x4y6

-12 divide by 3 is -4 and when dividing exponents, it will be subtracted, e.g. y^8 divided by y^2 is y^6

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