Basic Math Examples

$y = - \frac{5}{4} \cdot - 2$

Step 1

Cancel the common factor of $2$ .

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Step 1.1

Move the leading negative in $- \frac{5}{4}$ into the numerator.

$y = \frac{- 5}{4} \cdot - 2$

Step 1.2

Factor $2$ out of $4$ .

$y = \frac{- 5}{2 (2)} \cdot - 2$

Step 1.3

Factor $2$ out of $- 2$ .

$y = \frac{- 5}{2 \cdot 2} \cdot (2 \cdot - 1)$

Step 1.4

Cancel the common factor.

$y = \frac{- 5}{2 \cdot 2} \cdot (2 \cdot - 1)$

Step 1.5

Rewrite the expression.

$y = \frac{- 5}{2} \cdot - 1$

Step 2

Combine $\frac{- 5}{2}$ and $- 1$ .

$y = \frac{- 5 \cdot - 1}{2}$

Step 3

Multiply $- 5$ by $- 1$ .

$y = \frac{5}{2}$

Step 4

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$y = \frac{5}{2}$

Decimal Form:

$y = 2.5$

Mixed Number Form:

$y = 2 \frac{1}{2}$