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Basic Math Examples
Step 1
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 2
Multiply both sides by .
Step 3
Step 3.1
Simplify the left side.
Step 3.1.1
Simplify .
Step 3.1.1.1
Rewrite the division as a fraction.
Step 3.1.1.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.1.1.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.1.1.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 3.2.1
Simplify .
Step 3.2.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.2.1.2
Simplify with commuting.
Step 3.2.1.2.1
Reorder and .
Step 3.2.1.2.2
Reorder and .
Step 4
Step 4.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 4.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 4.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 4.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 5
Step 5.1
Factor out negative.
Step 5.2
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 5.3
Rewrite the expression.