Basic Math Examples

$\frac{- 13 - 4^{2}}{4 (- 2)}$

Step 1

Simplify the numerator.

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Step 1.1

Raise $4$ to the power of $2$ .

$\frac{- 13 - 1 \cdot 16}{4 (- 2)}$

Step 1.2

Multiply $- 1$ by $16$ .

$\frac{- 13 - 16}{4 (- 2)}$

Step 1.3

Subtract $16$ from $- 13$ .

$\frac{- 29}{4 (- 2)}$

Step 2

Reduce the expression by cancelling the common factors.

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Step 2.1

Multiply $4$ by $- 2$ .

$\frac{- 29}{- 8}$

Step 2.2

Dividing two negative values results in a positive value.

$\frac{29}{8}$

Step 3

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$\frac{29}{8}$

Decimal Form:

$3.625$

Mixed Number Form:

$3 \frac{5}{8}$