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Which expression do you get when you eliminate the negative exponents of 4a^2 b^216a^-3 b

Atravel agent is booking a trip to england, scotland, ireland, and france for a group of senior citizens. the agent sent surveys to the group, asking which countries they would like to visit, in order, and created the shown preference schedule (e = england, i = ireland, s = scotland, f = france). which country is the condorcet winner? number of votes 15 12 16 19 1st f e e i 2nd e s i s 3rd s i s e 4th i f f f 1. scotland 2. england 3. france 4.ireland

There are 10 chicks on ginger's farm .she has 2 chicks in one outdoor pen and 5 chicks in another. the rest of the chicks are in the barn.what is the fraction of total chicks in outdoor pens?