Put in simplest form:

Question

16x^7y^12-10X^5y^8/2x^2y^9

Answer 1

16x^7y^12-10X^5y^8/2x^2y^9
=(16x^7y^12/2x^2y^9)-(10x^5y^8/2x^2y^9)
=((16/2)*x^(7-2)*y^(12-9))-((10/2)*x^(5-2)*y^(8-9))
=8x^5y^3-5x^3y^-1
or
=(8x^5y^3)-((5x^3)/y)

Answer 2

To make problem clearer, you need to include parentheses.

Do you mean:

(16x^7y^12-10X^5y^8)/(2x^2y^9)

or

16x^7y^12-(10X^5y^8)/(2x^2y^9)?