Basic Math Examples

$- 3 s - 2 - 5 s = 10$

Step 1

Subtract

$5 s$ from

$- 3 s$ .

$- 8 s - 2 = 10$

Step 2

Move all terms not containing

$s$ to the right side of the equation.

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Step 2.1

Add

$2$ to both sides of the equation.

$- 8 s = 10 + 2$

Step 2.2

Add

$10$ and

$2$ .

$- 8 s = 12$

$- 8 s = 12$

Step 3

Divide each term in

$- 8 s = 12$ by

$- 8$ and simplify.

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Step 3.1

Divide each term in

$- 8 s = 12$ by

$- 8$ .

$\frac{- 8 s}{- 8} = \frac{12}{- 8}$

Step 3.2

Simplify the left side.

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Step 3.2.1

Cancel the common factor of

$- 8$ .

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Step 3.2.1.1

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{- 8 s}{- 8} = \frac{12}{- 8}$

Step 3.2.1.2

Divide

$s$ by

$1$ .

$s = \frac{12}{- 8}$

$s = \frac{12}{- 8}$

$s = \frac{12}{- 8}$

Step 3.3

Simplify the right side.

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Step 3.3.1

Cancel the common factor of

$12$ and

$- 8$ .

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Step 3.3.1.1

Factor

$4$ out of

$12$ .

$s = \frac{4 (3)}{- 8}$

Step 3.3.1.2

Cancel the common factors.

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Step 3.3.1.2.1

Factor

$4$ out of

$- 8$ .

$s = \frac{4 \cdot 3}{4 \cdot - 2}$

Step 3.3.1.2.2

Cancel the common factor.

$s = \frac{4 \cdot 3}{4 \cdot - 2}$

Step 3.3.1.2.3

Rewrite the expression.

$s = \frac{3}{- 2}$

$s = \frac{3}{- 2}$

$s = \frac{3}{- 2}$

Step 3.3.2

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$s = - \frac{3}{2}$

$s = - \frac{3}{2}$

$s = - \frac{3}{2}$

Step 4

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$s = - \frac{3}{2}$

Decimal Form:

$s = - 1.5$

Mixed Number Form:

$s = - 1 \frac{1}{2}$

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