Tyna simplified the expression StartFraction 3 x cubed Over 12 x Superscript negative 2 Baseline EndFraction to StartFraction x Over 4 EndFraction. What was Tyna's mistake? She divided the coefficients incorrectly. She added the exponents instead of subtracting them. She divided the coefficients instead of subtracting them. She subtracted the exponents instead of dividing them.

She divided the coefficients incorrectly

Step-by-step explanation:

A. She divided the coefficients incorrectly.

B. She added the exponents instead of subtracting them.

C. She divided the coefficients instead of subtracting them.

D. She subtracted the exponents instead of dividing them.

Correct calculation:

3x³/12x^-2

= 3x³ ÷ 12x^-2

= 3x³ ÷ 1/12x²

= 3x³ × 12x²/1

= 36x^5

Tyna's calculation:

3x³/12x^-2 = x/4

answer: 42

use a calculator to find that 845/73 = 11.575

the whole part of the answer is 11. multiply this by 73 to get 11*73 = 803.

subtract that result from 845 to get 845 - 803 = 42

16

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