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Finding the Quotient 56x7÷8x356x^7 \div 8x^3

Divide two single-variable monomials: 56x7÷8x356x^7 \div 8x^3.

Step 1 — Rewrite as a fraction. Express the division as 56x78x3\frac{56x^7}{8x^3}.

Step 2 — Separate using fraction multiplication. Split the single fraction into a product of two fractions, one for the coefficients and one for the variable: 568x7x3\frac{56}{8} \cdot \frac{x^7}{x^3}.

Step 3 — Simplify each part. Divide the coefficients: 568=7\frac{56}{8} = 7. Apply the Quotient Property for Exponents to the variable: since 7>37 > 3, x7x3=x73=x4\frac{x^7}{x^3} = x^{7-3} = x^4.

Step 4 — Combine. Multiply the results: 7x47x^4.

The quotient is 7x47x^4. This example demonstrates the basic pattern for dividing two single-variable monomials: rewrite the division as a fraction, separate the coefficient and the variable into individual fractions, simplify each part independently, and multiply the simplified results together.

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