Basic Math Examples

$\frac{5 m}{m - 2} - \frac{10}{m - 2}$

Step 1

Combine the numerators over the common denominator.

$\frac{5 m - 10}{m - 2}$

Step 2

Factor $5$ out of $5 m - 10$ .

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Step 2.1

Factor $5$ out of $5 m$ .

$\frac{5 (m) - 10}{m - 2}$

Step 2.2

Factor $5$ out of $- 10$ .

$\frac{5 m + 5 \cdot - 2}{m - 2}$

Step 2.3

Factor $5$ out of $5 m + 5 \cdot - 2$ .

$\frac{5 (m - 2)}{m - 2}$

Step 3

Cancel the common factor of $m - 2$ .

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Step 3.1

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{5 (m - 2)}{m - 2}$

Step 3.2

Divide $5$ by $1$ .

$5$