Basic Math Examples

$\frac{6 a^{2} b^{- 2}}{5 a c}$

Step 1

Move $b^{- 2}$ to the denominator using the negative exponent rule $b^{- n} = \frac{1}{b^{n}}$ .

$\frac{6 a^{2}}{5 a c b^{2}}$

Step 2

Cancel the common factor of $a^{2}$ and $a$ .

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Step 2.1

Factor $a$ out of $6 a^{2}$ .

$\frac{a (6 a)}{5 a c b^{2}}$

Step 2.2

Cancel the common factors.

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Step 2.2.1

Factor $a$ out of $5 a c b^{2}$ .

$\frac{a (6 a)}{a (5 c b^{2})}$

Step 2.2.2

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{a (6 a)}{a (5 c b^{2})}$

Step 2.2.3

Rewrite the expression.

$\frac{6 a}{5 c b^{2}}$