Finite Math Examples

$- 6 x = - 1$

Step 1

Divide each term in $- 6 x = - 1$ by $- 6$ .

$\frac{- 6 x}{- 6} = \frac{- 1}{- 6}$

Step 2

Simplify the left side.

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Step 2.1

Cancel the common factor of $- 6$ .

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Step 2.1.1

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{- 6 x}{- 6} = \frac{- 1}{- 6}$

Step 2.1.2

Divide $x$ by $1$ .

$x = \frac{- 1}{- 6}$

Step 3

Simplify the right side.

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Step 3.1

Dividing two negative values results in a positive value.

$x = \frac{1}{6}$

Step 4

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$x = \frac{1}{6}$

Decimal Form:

$x = 0.1\overline{6}$