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Finite Math Examples
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Step 1
Step 1.1
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 1.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 1.2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 1.2.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 1.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 1.2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.2.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 2
Step 2.1
Simplify each term.
Step 2.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.1.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.1.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.1.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.1.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 2.1.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.1.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.1.4.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.1.4.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.2
Move all terms not containing to the right side of the equation.
Step 2.2.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 2.2.2
Subtract from .
Step 2.3
Factor out of .
Step 2.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.3.2
Factor out of .
Step 2.3.3
Factor out of .
Step 2.3.4
Multiply by .
Step 2.4
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 2.4.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 2.4.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 2.4.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.4.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.4.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 2.4.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 2.4.3.1
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 3
Step 3.1
Simplify .
Step 3.1.1
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 3.1.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 3.1.3
Simplify terms.
Step 3.1.3.1
Combine and .
Step 3.1.3.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 3.1.4
Simplify the numerator.
Step 3.1.4.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.1.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.4.3
Subtract from .
Step 3.1.5
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 3.1.6
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.7
Move to the left of .