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Finite Math Examples
Step 1
Multiply both sides by .
Step 2
Step 2.1
Simplify the left side.
Step 2.1.1
Simplify .
Step 2.1.1.1
Simplify the numerator.
Step 2.1.1.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.1.1.1.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.1.1.1.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 2.1.1.1.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 2.1.1.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.1.1.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 2.1.1.1.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.1.1.1.3.2
Factor out of .
Step 2.1.1.1.3.3
Factor out of .
Step 2.1.1.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 2.1.1.2
Simplify terms.
Step 2.1.1.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.1.1.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.1.1.2.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.1.1.2.2
Simplify terms.
Step 2.1.1.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.1.1.2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.1.1.2.2.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.1.1.2.2.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.1.1.2.2.3
Combine and .
Step 2.1.1.2.2.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.1.1.2.2.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.1.1.2.2.4.2
Factor out of .
Step 2.1.1.2.2.4.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.1.1.2.2.4.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.1.1.2.2.5
Combine and .
Step 2.1.1.2.2.6
Combine and .
Step 2.1.1.2.3
Move to the left of .
Step 2.1.1.2.4
Reorder and .
Step 2.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 2.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 3
Step 3.1
Move all terms not containing to the right side of the equation.
Step 3.1.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 3.1.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 3.1.3
Combine and .
Step 3.1.4
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 3.1.5
Simplify the numerator.
Step 3.1.5.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.5.2
Subtract from .
Step 3.1.6
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 3.1.6.1
Rewrite as .
Step 3.1.6.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 3.1.6.2.1
Rewrite as .
Step 3.1.6.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.1.6.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.2
Multiply both sides of the equation by .
Step 3.3
Simplify both sides of the equation.
Step 3.3.1
Simplify the left side.
Step 3.3.1.1
Simplify .
Step 3.3.1.1.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.3.1.1.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.3.1.1.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.3.1.1.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.3.1.1.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.3.1.1.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.3.1.1.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.3.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 3.3.2.1
Simplify .
Step 3.3.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.3.2.1.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.3.2.1.1.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.3.2.1.1.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.3.2.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.3.2.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 4
The result can be shown in multiple forms.
Exact Form:
Decimal Form:
Mixed Number Form: