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Finite Math Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.2
Factor out of .
Step 1.3
Factor out of .
Step 2
Step 2.1
Finding the LCD of a list of values is the same as finding the LCM of the denominators of those values.
Step 2.2
Remove parentheses.
Step 2.3
The LCM of one and any expression is the expression.
Step 3
Step 3.1
Multiply each term in by .
Step 3.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 3.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.2.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.2.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.2.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.2.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.2.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.2.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.2.4.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.2.4.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.2.5
Multiply .
Step 3.2.5.1
Combine and .
Step 3.2.5.2
Combine and .
Step 3.2.6
Move to the left of .
Step 3.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 3.3.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 4
Step 4.1
Move all terms containing to the left side of the equation.
Step 4.1.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 4.1.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 4.1.3
Combine and .
Step 4.1.4
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.1.5
Simplify each term.
Step 4.1.5.1
Simplify the numerator.
Step 4.1.5.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.5.1.1.1
Move .
Step 4.1.5.1.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.5.1.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.5.1.1.4
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.5.1.2
Combine exponents.
Step 4.1.5.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.5.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.5.2
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 4.1.5.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.5.2.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 4.1.5.2.2.1
Rewrite as .
Step 4.1.5.2.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.1.5.2.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.1.5.3
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 4.2
Move all terms not containing to the right side of the equation.
Step 4.2.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 4.2.2
Subtract from .
Step 4.3
Multiply both sides of the equation by .
Step 4.4
Simplify both sides of the equation.
Step 4.4.1
Simplify the left side.
Step 4.4.1.1
Simplify .
Step 4.4.1.1.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 4.4.1.1.1.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 4.4.1.1.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 4.4.1.1.1.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.4.1.1.1.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.4.1.1.2
Multiply.
Step 4.4.1.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.4.1.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.4.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 4.4.2.1
Multiply by .