Basic Math Examples

$5 c + 2 = 3 - 9$

Step 1

Subtract $9$ from $3$ .

$5 c + 2 = - 6$

Step 2

Move all terms not containing $c$ to the right side of the equation.

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Step 2.1

Subtract $2$ from both sides of the equation.

$5 c = - 6 - 2$

Step 2.2

Subtract $2$ from $- 6$ .

$5 c = - 8$

Step 3

Divide each term in $5 c = - 8$ by $5$ and simplify.

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Step 3.1

Divide each term in $5 c = - 8$ by $5$ .

$\frac{5 c}{5} = \frac{- 8}{5}$

Step 3.2

Simplify the left side.

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Step 3.2.1

Cancel the common factor of $5$ .

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Step 3.2.1.1

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{5 c}{5} = \frac{- 8}{5}$

Step 3.2.1.2

Divide $c$ by $1$ .

$c = \frac{- 8}{5}$

Step 3.3

Simplify the right side.

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Step 3.3.1

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$c = - \frac{8}{5}$

Step 4

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$c = - \frac{8}{5}$

Decimal Form:

$c = - 1.6$

Mixed Number Form:

$c = - 1 \frac{3}{5}$