Basic Math Examples

$\frac{| - 9 - 10 | - | - 2 |}{- 3}$

Step 1

Simplify the numerator.

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Step 1.1

Subtract $10$ from $- 9$ .

$\frac{| - 19 | - | - 2 |}{- 3}$

Step 1.2

The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between $- 19$ and $0$ is $19$ .

$\frac{19 - | - 2 |}{- 3}$

Step 1.3

The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between $- 2$ and $0$ is $2$ .

$\frac{19 - 1 \cdot 2}{- 3}$

Step 1.4

Multiply $- 1$ by $2$ .

$\frac{19 - 2}{- 3}$

Step 1.5

Subtract $2$ from $19$ .

$\frac{17}{- 3}$

Step 2

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$- \frac{17}{3}$

Step 3

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$- \frac{17}{3}$

Decimal Form:

$- 5.\overline{6}$

Mixed Number Form:

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