Basic Math Examples

$(- 8) (- 2) - \frac{(6) (2)}{2 (\frac{8}{2 - 10})}$

Step 1

Simplify each term.

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Step 1.1

Multiply $- 8$ by $- 2$ .

$16 - \frac{(6) (2)}{2 (\frac{8}{2 - 10})}$

Step 1.2

Cancel the common factor of $8$ and $2 - 10$ .

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Step 1.2.1

Factor $2$ out of $8$ .

$16 - \frac{(6) (2)}{2 \frac{2 \cdot 4}{2 - 10}}$

Step 1.2.2

Cancel the common factors.

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Step 1.2.2.1

Factor $2$ out of $2$ .

$16 - \frac{(6) (2)}{2 \frac{2 \cdot 4}{2 (1) - 10}}$

Step 1.2.2.2

Factor $2$ out of $- 10$ .

$16 - \frac{(6) (2)}{2 \frac{2 \cdot 4}{2 \cdot 1 + 2 \cdot - 5}}$

Step 1.2.2.3

Factor $2$ out of $2 \cdot 1 + 2 \cdot - 5$ .

$16 - \frac{(6) (2)}{2 \frac{2 \cdot 4}{2 \cdot (1 - 5)}}$

Step 1.2.2.4

Cancel the common factor.

$16 - \frac{(6) (2)}{2 \frac{2 \cdot 4}{2 \cdot (1 - 5)}}$

Step 1.2.2.5

Rewrite the expression.

$16 - \frac{(6) (2)}{2 \frac{4}{1 - 5}}$

Step 1.3

Cancel the common factor of $6$ and $2$ .

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Step 1.3.1

Factor $2$ out of $(6) (2)$ .

$16 - \frac{2 ((3) \cdot 2)}{2 \frac{4}{1 - 5}}$

Step 1.3.2

Cancel the common factors.

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Step 1.3.2.1

Cancel the common factor.

$16 - \frac{2 ((3) \cdot 2)}{2 \frac{4}{1 - 5}}$

Step 1.3.2.2

Rewrite the expression.

$16 - \frac{(3) \cdot 2}{\frac{4}{1 - 5}}$

Step 1.4

Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.

$16 - ((3) \cdot 2 \frac{1 - 5}{4})$

Step 1.5

Multiply $3$ by $2$ .

$16 - (6 \frac{1 - 5}{4})$

Step 1.6

Cancel the common factor of $2$ .

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Step 1.6.1

Factor $2$ out of $6$ .

$16 - (2 (3) \frac{1 - 5}{4})$

Step 1.6.2

Factor $2$ out of $4$ .

$16 - (2 \cdot 3 \frac{1 - 5}{2 \cdot 2})$

Step 1.6.3

Cancel the common factor.

$16 - (2 \cdot 3 \frac{1 - 5}{2 \cdot 2})$

Step 1.6.4

Rewrite the expression.

$16 - (3 \frac{1 - 5}{2})$

Step 1.7

Combine $3$ and $\frac{1 - 5}{2}$ .

$16 - \frac{3 (1 - 5)}{2}$

Step 1.8

Subtract $5$ from $1$ .

$16 - \frac{3 \cdot - 4}{2}$

Step 1.9

Multiply $3$ by $- 4$ .

$16 - \frac{- 12}{2}$

Step 1.10

Divide $- 12$ by $2$ .

$16 - - 6$

Step 1.11

Multiply $- 1$ by $- 6$ .

$16 + 6$

Step 2

Add $16$ and $6$ .

$22$