To divide terms with exponents, the base of both exponents must be the same. In this case they are so divide the coefficients and subtract the exponents:

\( \frac{-y^5}{7y^3} \)
\( \frac{-1}{7} \) y^{(5 - 3)}
-\(\frac{1}{7}\)y²

First, solve for \( \left|b + 1\right| \):

\( \left|b + 1\right| \) + 5 = -5
\( \left|b + 1\right| \) = -5 - 5
\( \left|b + 1\right| \) = -10

The value inside the absolute value brackets can be either positive or negative so (b + 1) must equal - 10 or --10 for \( \left|b + 1\right| \) to equal -10:

So, b = 9 or b = -11.

To convert a negative exponent to a positive exponent, calculate the positive exponent then take the reciprocal.

The amount of flour you need is (2 - 1\(\frac{3}{8}\)) cups. Rewrite the quantities so they share a common denominator and subtract:

(\( \frac{16}{8} \) - \( \frac{11}{8} \)) cups
\( \frac{5}{8} \) cups
\(\frac{5}{8}\) cups

A number in scientific notation has the format 0.000 x 10^exponent. To convert to scientific notation, move the decimal point to the right or the left until the number is a decimal between 1 and 10. The exponent of the 10 is the number of places you moved the decimal point and is positive if you moved the decimal point to the left and negative if you moved it to the right:

9,082,000 in scientific notation is 9.082 x 10⁶