Hello there!
[tex] \frac{ 12^{16}}{12^{4} } [/tex]
Do solve for this, we actually just have to do one thing since our number is the same - subtract the exponents.
When you divide by exponents, you are subtracting them.
For example;
[tex] \frac{ x^{5} }{x^{2} } [/tex]
Subtract the exponents.
[tex] x^{3} [/tex] is your answer for this example.
Let's apply this to our current expression.
[tex] \frac{ 12^{16}}{12^{4} } [/tex]
Subtract the exponents.
[tex] 12^{12} [/tex] is your simplified expression with exponents.
I hope this helps!
