Which expression is equivalent to 3/x5y? a. x5/3y b. x5/3y1/3 c. x3/5y d. x3/5y^3

Expressions such as these are tricky, since there's ambiguity in regard to whether 3/x5y contains exponentian.   in cases such as this one, i urge you not to use " / " for division, but rather " ".                          3                                                                     15ydo you mean   * 5y?   if so, the correct interpretation is                               x                                                                       xask yourself how you could present 3/x5y so that there is no possibility of misinterpretation by your readers.                                                                x^3what aboput x3/5y^3?   did you mean   ?                                                                 5y^3hint:   use parentheses to indicate the intended order of operations.