Basic Math Examples

$\frac{\frac{1}{2 - 5}}{2^{3}}$

Step 1

Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.

$\frac{1}{2 - 5} \cdot \frac{1}{2^{3}}$

Step 2

Subtract $5$ from $2$ .

$\frac{1}{- 3} \cdot \frac{1}{2^{3}}$

Step 3

Combine.

$\frac{1 \cdot 1}{- 3 \cdot 2^{3}}$

Step 4

Simplify the expression.

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Step 4.1

Multiply $1$ by $1$ .

$\frac{1}{- 3 \cdot 2^{3}}$

Step 4.2

Raise $2$ to the power of $3$ .

$\frac{1}{- 3 \cdot 8}$

Step 4.3

Multiply $- 3$ by $8$ .

$\frac{1}{- 24}$

Step 4.4

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$- \frac{1}{24}$

Step 5

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$- \frac{1}{24}$

Decimal Form:

$- 0.041\overline{6}$