Basic Math Examples

$- 5 s - y = 1$

Step 1

Add $y$ to both sides of the equation.

$- 5 s = 1 + y$

Step 2

Divide each term in $- 5 s = 1 + y$ by $- 5$ and simplify.

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Step 2.1

Divide each term in $- 5 s = 1 + y$ by $- 5$ .

$\frac{- 5 s}{- 5} = \frac{1}{- 5} + \frac{y}{- 5}$

Step 2.2

Simplify the left side.

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Step 2.2.1

Cancel the common factor of $- 5$ .

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Step 2.2.1.1

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{- 5 s}{- 5} = \frac{1}{- 5} + \frac{y}{- 5}$

Step 2.2.1.2

Divide $s$ by $1$ .

$s = \frac{1}{- 5} + \frac{y}{- 5}$

Step 2.3

Simplify the right side.

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Step 2.3.1

Simplify each term.

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Step 2.3.1.1

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$s = - \frac{1}{5} + \frac{y}{- 5}$

Step 2.3.1.2

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$s = - \frac{1}{5} - \frac{y}{5}$