Basic Math Examples

Evaluate (7/(12+9/(16-1)))-(51/(24-2))+11/(12-5/8)
Step 1
Find the common denominator.
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Step 1.1
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 1.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.3
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 1.3.1
Subtract from .
Step 1.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.3.3
Add and .
Step 1.4
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 1.5
Combine and .
Step 1.6
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.7
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 1.7.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.7.2
Subtract from .
Step 1.8
Multiply by .
Step 1.9
Multiply by .
Step 1.10
Multiply by .
Step 1.11
Multiply by .
Step 1.12
Multiply by .
Step 1.13
Multiply by .
Step 1.14
Reorder the factors of .
Step 1.15
Multiply by .
Step 1.16
Multiply by .
Step 1.17
Reorder the factors of .
Step 1.18
Multiply by .
Step 1.19
Reorder the factors of .
Step 1.20
Multiply by .
Step 1.21
Multiply by .
Step 2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 3
Simplify each term.
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Step 3.1
Subtract from .
Step 3.2
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 3.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.2.2
Factor out of .
Step 3.2.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.2.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.3
Combine and .
Step 3.4
Multiply by .
Step 3.5
Multiply .
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Step 3.5.1
Combine and .
Step 3.5.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.6
Multiply by .
Step 3.7
Subtract from .
Step 3.8
Multiply by .
Step 3.9
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 3.9.1
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
Step 3.9.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.9.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.10
Combine and .
Step 3.11
Multiply by .
Step 3.12
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 3.13
Subtract from .
Step 3.14
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 3.14.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.14.2
Cancel the common factors.
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Step 3.14.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.14.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.14.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.15
Subtract from .
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Multiply .
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Step 3.16.1
Combine and .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply .
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Step 3.17.1
Combine and .
Step 3.17.2
Multiply by .
Step 4
Find the common denominator.
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Step 4.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.3
Multiply by .
Step 4.4
Multiply by .
Step 4.5
Multiply by .
Step 4.6
Multiply by .
Step 5
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 6
Simplify each term.
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Step 6.1
Multiply by .
Step 6.2
Multiply by .
Step 7
Reduce the expression by cancelling the common factors.
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Step 7.1
Subtract from .
Step 7.2
Add and .
Step 7.3
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 7.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 7.3.2
Cancel the common factors.
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Step 7.3.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 7.3.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 7.3.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 7.4
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 8
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 9
Simplify the expression.
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Step 9.1
Subtract from .
Step 9.2
Multiply by .
Step 10
Simplify the denominator.
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Step 10.1
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 10.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 10.1.2
Cancel the common factors.
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Step 10.1.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 10.1.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 10.1.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 10.2
Subtract from .
Step 11
Simplify terms.
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Step 11.1
Combine and .
Step 11.2
Multiply by .
Step 11.3
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 11.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 11.3.2
Cancel the common factors.
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Step 11.3.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 11.3.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 11.3.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 12
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 13
Multiply by .
Step 14
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 14.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 14.2
Factor out of .
Step 14.3
Factor out of .
Step 14.4
Cancel the common factor.
Step 14.5
Rewrite the expression.
Step 15
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 15.1
Factor out of .
Step 15.2
Factor out of .
Step 15.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 15.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 16
Multiply by .
Step 17
Simplify the expression.
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Step 17.1
Multiply by .
Step 17.2
Multiply by .
Step 17.3
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 18
The result can be shown in multiple forms.
Exact Form:
Decimal Form: