Basic Math Examples

$- 1 \frac{y}{- 4 y - 1}$

Step 1

Rewrite $- 1 \frac{y}{- 4 y - 1}$ as $- \frac{y}{- 4 y - 1}$ .

$- \frac{y}{- 4 y - 1}$

Step 2

Factor $- 1$ out of $- 4 y$ .

$- \frac{y}{- (4 y) - 1}$

Step 3

Rewrite $- 1$ as $- 1 (1)$ .

$- \frac{y}{- (4 y) - 1 (1)}$

Step 4

Factor $- 1$ out of $- (4 y) - 1 (1)$ .

$- \frac{y}{- (4 y + 1)}$

Step 5

Simplify the expression.

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Step 5.1

Rewrite $- (4 y + 1)$ as $- 1 (4 y + 1)$ .

$- \frac{y}{- 1 (4 y + 1)}$

Step 5.2

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$- - \frac{y}{4 y + 1}$

Step 5.3

Multiply $- 1$ by $- 1$ .

$1 \frac{y}{4 y + 1}$

Step 5.4

Multiply $\frac{y}{4 y + 1}$ by $1$ .

$\frac{y}{4 y + 1}$