Evaluate (2x^3)/(-8x^4)

$\frac{2 x^{3}}{- 8 x^{4}}$

Cancel the common factor of $2$ and $- 8$ .

Factor $2$ out of $2 x^{3}$ .

$\frac{2 (x^{3})}{- 8 x^{4}}$

Cancel the common factors.

Factor $2$ out of $- 8 x^{4}$ .

$\frac{2 (x^{3})}{2 (- 4 x^{4})}$

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{2 x^{3}}{2 (- 4 x^{4})}$

Rewrite the expression.

$\frac{x^{3}}{- 4 x^{4}}$

$\frac{x^{3}}{- 4 x^{4}}$

$\frac{x^{3}}{- 4 x^{4}}$

Cancel the common factor of $x^{3}$ and $x^{4}$ .

Multiply by $1$ .

$\frac{x^{3} \cdot 1}{- 4 x^{4}}$

Cancel the common factors.

Factor $x^{3}$ out of $- 4 x^{4}$ .

$\frac{x^{3} \cdot 1}{x^{3} (- 4 x)}$

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{x^{3} \cdot 1}{x^{3} (- 4 x)}$

Rewrite the expression.

$\frac{1}{- 4 x}$

$\frac{1}{- 4 x}$

$\frac{1}{- 4 x}$

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$- \frac{1}{4 x}$

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