Algebra Examples

$\frac{x^{2}}{3} - \frac{5}{3} x^{2}$

Step 1

Simplify each term.

Tap for more steps...

Step 1.1

Combine $x^{2}$ and $\frac{5}{3}$ .

$\frac{x^{2}}{3} - \frac{x^{2} \cdot 5}{3}$

Step 1.2

Move $5$ to the left of $x^{2}$ .

$\frac{x^{2}}{3} - \frac{5 x^{2}}{3}$

Step 2

Simplify terms.

Tap for more steps...

Step 2.1

Combine the numerators over the common denominator.

$\frac{x^{2} - 5 x^{2}}{3}$

Step 2.2

Subtract $5 x^{2}$ from $x^{2}$ .

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

Step 2.3

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

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