Write with positive exponents. Simplify if possible.
-$\frac { 8 } { 5 x ^ { - 3 / 8 } }$
A) $\frac { 125 ^ { 1 / 8 } x ^ { 3 / 8 } } { 8 }$
B) $\frac { 5 x ^ { 3 / 8 } } { 8 }$
C) $40 x ^ { 3 / 8 }$
D) $\frac { 8 x ^ { 3 / 8 } } { 5 }$

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To write with positive exponents and simplify, you move the term with a negative exponent from the denominator to the numerator, changing the sign of the exponent to positive. Thus, $\frac { 8 } { 5 x ^ { - 3 / 8 } }$ becomes $\frac { 8 x ^ { 3 / 8 } } { 5 }$.

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Write with Positive Exponents $\frac { 8 } { 5 x ^ { - 3 / 8 } }$