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Basic Math Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Move all terms not containing to the right side of the equation.
Step 1.1.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 1.1.2
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 1.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 1.2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 1.2.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 1.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 1.2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.2.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 1.2.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 1.2.3.1
Simplify each term.
Step 1.2.3.1.1
Divide by .
Step 1.2.3.1.2
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 2
Step 2.1
Simplify .
Step 2.1.1
Simplify each term.
Step 2.1.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.1.1.2
Simplify.
Step 2.1.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.1.1.2.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.1.1.2.2.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 2.1.1.2.2.2
Factor out of .
Step 2.1.1.2.2.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.1.1.2.2.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.1.1.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 2.1.1.2.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.1.1.2.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.1.1.2.4.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.1.1.2.4.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.1.2
Simplify by adding terms.
Step 2.1.2.1
Subtract from .
Step 2.1.2.2
Subtract from .
Step 2.2
Move all terms not containing to the right side of the equation.
Step 2.2.1
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 2.2.2
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 2.2.3
Add and .
Step 2.3
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 2.3.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 2.3.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 2.3.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.3.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.3.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 2.3.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 2.3.3.1
Simplify each term.
Step 2.3.3.1.1
Dividing two negative values results in a positive value.
Step 2.3.3.1.2
Dividing two negative values results in a positive value.
Step 3
Step 3.1
Simplify .
Step 3.1.1
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 3.1.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 3.1.3
Simplify terms.
Step 3.1.3.1
Combine and .
Step 3.1.3.2
Simplify terms.
Step 3.1.3.2.1
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 3.1.3.2.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 3.1.3.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.3.2.4
Add and .
Step 3.1.3.2.5
Factor out of .
Step 3.1.3.2.5.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.1.3.2.5.2
Factor out of .
Step 3.1.3.2.5.3
Factor out of .
Step 3.1.3.2.6
Factor out of .
Step 3.1.3.2.7
Rewrite as .
Step 3.1.3.2.8
Factor out of .
Step 3.1.3.2.9
Simplify the expression.
Step 3.1.3.2.9.1
Rewrite as .
Step 3.1.3.2.9.2
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 3.1.3.3
Simplify each term.
Step 3.1.3.3.1
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 3.1.3.3.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.1.3.3.2.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 3.1.3.3.2.2
Factor out of .
Step 3.1.3.3.2.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.1.3.3.2.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.1.3.3.3
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 3.1.3.4
Combine into one fraction.
Step 3.1.3.4.1
Write as a fraction with a common denominator.
Step 3.1.3.4.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 3.1.4
Simplify the numerator.
Step 3.1.4.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.1.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.4.3
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.4.4
Add and .
Step 3.1.4.5
Factor out of .
Step 3.1.4.5.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.1.4.5.2
Factor out of .
Step 3.1.4.5.3
Factor out of .
Step 3.1.5
Simplify with factoring out.
Step 3.1.5.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.1.5.2
Rewrite as .
Step 3.1.5.3
Factor out of .
Step 3.1.5.4
Simplify the expression.
Step 3.1.5.4.1
Rewrite as .
Step 3.1.5.4.2
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 4
Step 4.1
Reorder and .