Simplify. Express your answer with positive exponents. Assume that all variables are nonzero.
-$\frac { 1 } { y ^ { - 5 } }$
A) $- y ^ { 5 }$
B) $y ^ { 1 / 5 }$
C) $y ^ { 5 }$
D) $- \mathrm { y } ^ { 1 / 5 }$

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To simplify $\frac { 1 } { y ^ { - 5 } }$, you can use the rule of negative exponents which states that $a^{-n} = \frac{1}{a^n}$. Applying this rule in reverse, $\frac { 1 } { y ^ { - 5 } }$ becomes $y^5$.

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Simplify Express Your Answer with Positive Exponents $\frac { 1 } { y ^ { - 5 } }$