Finite Math Examples

$5 x - 8$

Step 1

Move $x^{1}$ in $\frac{5 x}{1}$ to the denominator and change the exponent from positive to negative.

$\frac{5}{x^{- 1}}$

Step 2

Rewrite $- 8$ as $- 2^{3}$ .

$\frac{- 2^{3}}{1}$

Step 3

Move $2^{3}$ in $\frac{- 2^{3}}{1}$ to the denominator and change the exponent from positive to negative.

$\frac{- 1}{2^{- 3}}$

Step 4

Rewrite the expression with the negative exponents.

$\frac{5}{x^{- 1}} + \frac{- 1}{2^{- 3}}$