In words! How would you explain to your friend why the quotient of x^8 and x^2 is x^6 and not x^4?

2 answers

Show your friend different values for x.

For instance: 10^8 = 100,000,000
10^2 = 100

100,000,000/100 = 1,000,000

10^6 = 1,000,000
How would you explain to your friend why the quotient of x^8 and X^2 is x^6 and not x^4?