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Answer:
y^6
Step-by-step explanation:
It can help to remember that an exponent is simply an indicator of repeated multiplication. Common factors cancel from numerator and denominator.
[tex]\dfrac{y^7}{y}=\dfrac{y\cdot y\cdot y\cdot y\cdot y\cdot y\cdot y}{y}=y\cdot y\cdot y\cdot y\cdot y\cdot y=\boxed{y^6}[/tex]
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Written as a rule of exponents, this is ...
(a^b)/(a^c) = a^(b-c)
Of course, a = a^1.
