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Standard Operating Procedure: Simplifying Exponent Ratios

As part of a technical training initiative at your company, you are tasked with writing a brief entry for the 'Mathematical Standards' manual. Describe the procedure for simplifying the performance ratio expression r5rβˆ’4\frac{r^5}{r^{-4}} using the Quotient Property for Exponents. Your response must state the specific property used, show the setup for subtracting the exponents, and explain the arithmetic rule that is applied when the denominator has a negative exponent.

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