\(\frac{ 3^{4} }{ 3^{2} }\) First, take about the \(3^{4}\) and \(3^{2}\) \(\frac{3 x 3 x 3 x 3}{3 x 3}\) You can cancel out the two 3's on the bottom using two of the threes from the numerator \(\frac{3 x 3}{1}\) Simplify the fraction 3 x 3 Multiply 9