Solution - Simplification or other simple results

Reformatting the input :

Changes made to your input should not affect the solution:

(1): "^-4" was replaced by "^(-4)".

Step  1  :

Equation at the end of step  1  :

  (2-4) • 24

Step  2  :

Equation at the end of step  2  :

  (2)(-4) • 24

Step  3  :

Canceling Out :

 3.1      Canceling out  2⁴ as it appears on both sides of the fraction line

Final result :

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