Simplify.
-$\left(\frac{x y^{3}}{w^{4} z}\right)^{-5}$
A) $\frac{x y^{-15}}{w^{-20} z}$
B) $\frac{x^{5} y^{-15}}{w^{-20} z^{5}}$
C) $\frac{w^{20} z^{5}}{x^{5} y^{15}}$
D) $\frac{x^{-5} y^{-2}}{w^{-1} z^{-5}}$

Question

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When simplifying $\left(\frac{x y^{3}}{w^{4} z}\right)^{-5}$, you flip the fraction due to the negative exponent and raise each term to the power of -5, resulting in $\frac{w^{20} z^{5}}{x^{5} y^{15}}$.

Simplify - (xy3w4z)−5\left(\frac{x y^{3}}{w^{4} z}\right)^{-5}(w4zxy3​)−5 A) xy−15w−20z\frac{x y^{-15}}{w^{-20} z}w−20zxy−15​ B) x5y−15w−20z5\frac{x^{5} y^{-15}}{w^{-20} z^{5}}w−20z5x5y−15​

Simplify
- $\left(\frac{x y^{3}}{w^{4} z}\right)^{-5}$ A) $\frac{x y^{-15}}{w^{-20} z}$ B) $\frac{x^{5} y^{-15}}{w^{-20} z^{5}}$