Basic Math Examples

$| - 15 | \div (- 3) \cdot 4 \cdot \frac{1}{2} - 20$

Step 1

Simplify each term.

Tap for more steps...

Step 1.1

Remove non-negative terms from the absolute value.

$15 \div (- 3) \cdot 4 \cdot \frac{1}{2} - 20$

Step 1.2

Cancel the common factor of $2$ .

Tap for more steps...

Step 1.2.1

Factor $2$ out of $15 \div (- 3) \cdot 4$ .

$2 (15 \div (- 3) \cdot 2) \cdot \frac{1}{2} - 20$

Step 1.2.2

Cancel the common factor.

$2 (15 \div (- 3) \cdot 2) \cdot \frac{1}{2} - 20$

Step 1.2.3

Rewrite the expression.

$15 \div (- 3) \cdot 2 - 20$

Step 1.3

Combine $15 \div (- 3)$ and $2$ .

$\frac{15 \cdot 2}{- 3} - 20$

Step 1.4

Multiply $15$ by $2$ .

$\frac{30}{- 3} - 20$

Step 1.5

Divide $30$ by $- 3$ .

$- 10 - 20$

Step 2

Subtract $20$ from $- 10$ .

$- 30$