Simplify the expression. Write the result using positive exponents only.
-$\frac { 18 x ^ { 8 } } { 6 x ^ { 13 } }$
A) $3 x ^ { 21 }$
B) $\frac { 3 } { x ^ { 21 } }$
C) $\frac { 3 } { x ^ { 5 } }$
D) $3 x ^ { 5 }$

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To simplify the expression, divide the coefficients (18/6 = 3) and subtract the exponents of x (8 - 13 = -5), resulting in $3x^{-5}$. To write with positive exponents, it becomes $\frac{3}{x^5}$.

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