Basic Math Examples

$a + a = \frac{1}{16}$

Step 1

Add $a$ and $a$ .

$2 a = \frac{1}{16}$

Step 2

Divide each term in $2 a = \frac{1}{16}$ by $2$ and simplify.

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Step 2.1

Divide each term in $2 a = \frac{1}{16}$ by $2$ .

$\frac{2 a}{2} = \frac{\frac{1}{16}}{2}$

Step 2.2

Simplify the left side.

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Step 2.2.1

Cancel the common factor of $2$ .

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Step 2.2.1.1

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{2 a}{2} = \frac{\frac{1}{16}}{2}$

Step 2.2.1.2

Divide $a$ by $1$ .

$a = \frac{\frac{1}{16}}{2}$

Step 2.3

Simplify the right side.

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Step 2.3.1

Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.

$a = \frac{1}{16} \cdot \frac{1}{2}$

Step 2.3.2

Multiply $\frac{1}{16} \cdot \frac{1}{2}$ .

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Step 2.3.2.1

Multiply $\frac{1}{16}$ by $\frac{1}{2}$ .

$a = \frac{1}{16 \cdot 2}$

Step 2.3.2.2

Multiply $16$ by $2$ .

$a = \frac{1}{32}$

Step 3

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$a = \frac{1}{32}$

Decimal Form:

$a = 0.03125$