Basic Math Examples

$- \frac{1}{2} x + 3$

Step 1

Factor $- 1$ out of $- \frac{1}{2} x + 3$ .

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Step 1.1

Move $\frac{1}{2}$ .

$- 1 x \frac{1}{2} + 3$

Step 1.2

Factor $- 1$ out of $- 1 x \frac{1}{2}$ .

$- (x \frac{1}{2}) + 3$

Step 1.3

Rewrite $3$ as $- 1 (- 3)$ .

$- (x \frac{1}{2}) - 1 (- 3)$

Step 1.4

Factor $- 1$ out of $- (x \frac{1}{2}) - 1 (- 3)$ .

$- (x \frac{1}{2} - 3)$

Step 2

Combine $x$ and $\frac{1}{2}$ .

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