Basic Math Examples

$- z = \frac{5}{8}$

Step 1

Divide each term in $- z = \frac{5}{8}$ by $- 1$ .

$\frac{- z}{- 1} = \frac{\frac{5}{8}}{- 1}$

Step 2

Simplify the left side.

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Step 2.1

Dividing two negative values results in a positive value.

$\frac{z}{1} = \frac{\frac{5}{8}}{- 1}$

Step 2.2

Divide $z$ by $1$ .

$z = \frac{\frac{5}{8}}{- 1}$

Step 3

Simplify the right side.

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Step 3.1

Move the negative one from the denominator of $\frac{\frac{5}{8}}{- 1}$ .

$z = - 1 \cdot \frac{5}{8}$

Step 3.2

Rewrite $- 1 \cdot \frac{5}{8}$ as $- \frac{5}{8}$ .

$z = - \frac{5}{8}$

Step 4

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$z = - \frac{5}{8}$

Decimal Form:

$z = - 0.625$