Basic Math Examples

$\frac{- 10 - (25 - 15)}{- 5}$

Step 1

Cancel the common factor of $- 10 - (25 - 15)$ and $- 5$ .

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Step 1.1

Rewrite $- 10$ as $- 1 (10)$ .

$\frac{- 1 (10) - (25 - 15)}{- 5}$

Step 1.2

Factor $- 1$ out of $- 1 (10) - (25 - 15)$ .

$\frac{- 1 (10 + 25 - 15)}{- 5}$

Step 1.3

Factor $5$ out of $- 1 (10 + 25 - 15)$ .

$\frac{5 (- 1 (2 + 5 - 3))}{- 5}$

Step 1.4

Move the negative one from the denominator of $\frac{- 1 (2 + 5 - 3)}{- 1}$ .

$- 1 \cdot (- 1 (2 + 5 - 3))$

Step 2

Simplify the expression.

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Step 2.1

Rewrite $- 1 \cdot (- 1 (2 + 5 - 3))$ as $- (- 1 (2 + 5 - 3))$ .

$- (- 1 (2 + 5 - 3))$

Step 2.2

Add $2$ and $5$ .

$- (- 1 (7 - 3))$

Step 2.3

Subtract $3$ from $7$ .

$- (- 1 \cdot 4)$

Step 3

Multiply $- (- 1 \cdot 4)$ .

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Step 3.1

Multiply $- 1$ by $4$ .

$- - 4$

Step 3.2

Multiply $- 1$ by $- 4$ .

$4$