Basic Math Examples

$- 5 n = 13 - 3 m$

Step 1

Divide each term in $- 5 n = 13 - 3 m$ by $- 5$ .

$\frac{- 5 n}{- 5} = \frac{13}{- 5} + \frac{- 3 m}{- 5}$

Step 2

Simplify the left side.

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Step 2.1

Cancel the common factor of $- 5$ .

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Step 2.1.1

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{- 5 n}{- 5} = \frac{13}{- 5} + \frac{- 3 m}{- 5}$

Step 2.1.2

Divide $n$ by $1$ .

$n = \frac{13}{- 5} + \frac{- 3 m}{- 5}$

Step 3

Simplify the right side.

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Step 3.1

Simplify each term.

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Step 3.1.1

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$n = - \frac{13}{5} + \frac{- 3 m}{- 5}$

Step 3.1.2

Dividing two negative values results in a positive value.

$n = - \frac{13}{5} + \frac{3 m}{5}$