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Basic Math Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Simplify .
Step 1.1.1
Convert to an improper fraction.
Step 1.1.1.1
A mixed number is an addition of its whole and fractional parts.
Step 1.1.1.2
Add and .
Step 1.1.1.2.1
Write as a fraction with a common denominator.
Step 1.1.1.2.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.1.1.2.3
Add and .
Step 1.1.2
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 1.1.2.1
Move .
Step 1.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.3
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 1.1.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.3.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 1.1.3.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.3.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.1.3.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.1.4
Multiply .
Step 1.1.4.1
Combine and .
Step 1.1.4.2
Combine and .
Step 1.1.4.3
Combine and .
Step 1.1.4.4
Combine and .
Step 1.1.4.5
Combine and .
Step 1.1.5
Move to the left of .
Step 2
Step 2.1
Convert to an improper fraction.
Step 2.1.1
A mixed number is an addition of its whole and fractional parts.
Step 2.1.2
Add and .
Step 2.1.2.1
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 2.1.2.2
Combine and .
Step 2.1.2.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.1.2.4
Simplify the numerator.
Step 2.1.2.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.1.2.4.2
Add and .
Step 3
Multiply both sides of the equation by .
Step 4
Step 4.1
Simplify the left side.
Step 4.1.1
Simplify .
Step 4.1.1.1
Combine.
Step 4.1.1.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 4.1.1.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.1.1.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.1.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.1.4
Combine and .
Step 4.1.1.5
Reduce the expression by cancelling the common factors.
Step 4.1.1.5.1
Reduce the expression by cancelling the common factors.
Step 4.1.1.5.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.1.1.5.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.1.1.5.2
Divide by .
Step 4.1.1.6
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 4.1.1.6.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.1.1.6.2
Divide by .
Step 4.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 4.2.1
Simplify .
Step 4.2.1.1
Combine and .
Step 4.2.1.2
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 4.2.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.1.4
Multiply .
Step 4.2.1.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.1.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.1.4.3
Multiply by .
Step 5
Step 5.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 5.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 5.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.2.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.2.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.2.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.2.3
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.2.3.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.2.3.2
Divide by .
Step 5.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 5.3.1
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 5.3.2
Combine.
Step 5.3.3
Multiply by .