Basic Math Examples

\frac{158 - 160}{160} \cdot 100

$\frac{158 - 160}{160} \cdot 100$

Step 1

Subtract

160

$160$ from

158

$158$ .

\frac{- 2}{160} \cdot 100

$\frac{- 2}{160} \cdot 100$

Step 2

Cancel the common factor of

20

$20$ .

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Step 2.1

Factor

20

$20$ out of

160

$160$ .

\frac{- 2}{20 (8)} \cdot 100

$\frac{- 2}{20 (8)} \cdot 100$

Step 2.2

Factor

20

$20$ out of

100

$100$ .

\frac{- 2}{20 \cdot 8} \cdot (20 \cdot 5)

$\frac{- 2}{20 \cdot 8} \cdot (20 \cdot 5)$

Step 2.3

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{- 2}{20 \cdot 8} \cdot (20 \cdot 5)$

Step 2.4

Rewrite the expression.

$\frac{- 2}{8} \cdot 5$

$\frac{- 2}{8} \cdot 5$

Step 3

Combine

$\frac{- 2}{8}$ and

$5$ .

$\frac{- 2 \cdot 5}{8}$

Step 4

Multiply

$- 2$ by

$5$ .

$\frac{- 10}{8}$

Step 5

Cancel the common factor of

$- 10$ and

$8$ .

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Step 5.1

Factor

$2$ out of

$- 10$ .

$\frac{2 (- 5)}{8}$

Step 5.2

Cancel the common factors.

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Step 5.2.1

Factor

$2$ out of

$8$ .

$\frac{2 \cdot - 5}{2 \cdot 4}$

Step 5.2.2

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{2 \cdot - 5}{2 \cdot 4}$

Step 5.2.3

Rewrite the expression.

$\frac{- 5}{4}$

$\frac{- 5}{4}$

$\frac{- 5}{4}$

Step 6

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$- \frac{5}{4}$

Step 7

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$- \frac{5}{4}$

Decimal Form:

$- 1.25$

Mixed Number Form:

$- 1 \frac{1}{4}$

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