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Finite Math Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Combine and .
Step 1.2
Divide by .
Step 1.3
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 1.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.3.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 1.3.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.3.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.3.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.4
Combine and .
Step 1.5
Divide by .
Step 1.6
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 1.6.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.6.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 1.6.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.6.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.6.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.7
Combine and .
Step 1.8
Divide by .
Step 1.9
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 1.9.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.9.2
Factor out of .
Step 1.9.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.9.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.10
Rewrite as .
Step 2
Step 2.1
Write as a fraction with denominator .
Step 2.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.3
Multiply by .
Step 2.4
Write as a fraction with denominator .
Step 2.5
Multiply by .
Step 2.6
Multiply by .
Step 2.7
Write as a fraction with denominator .
Step 2.8
Multiply by .
Step 2.9
Multiply by .
Step 3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4
Step 4.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.3
Multiply by .
Step 5
Step 5.1
Add and .
Step 5.2
Simplify by adding and subtracting.
Step 5.2.1
Add and .
Step 5.2.2
Subtract from .
Step 5.3
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 5.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.3.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 5.3.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.3.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.3.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 6
The result can be shown in multiple forms.
Exact Form:
Decimal Form: