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find the missing term.
the quotient of -8x2y3 ÷ xy is same as the product of 4xy and .

Missing term = –2xy

Solution:

Let us first find the quotient of .

Taking common term xy outside in the numerator.

Both xy in the numerator and denominator are cancelled.

Thus, the quotient of is .

Given the quotient of is same as the product  of 4xy and ____.

× missing term

Divide both sides by 4xy, we get

⇒ missing term =

Cancel the common terms in both numerator and denominator.

⇒ missing term = –2xy

Hence the missing term of the product is –2xy.