Finite Math Examples

Solve for x -23/5(x+8)=1/5x-15
Step 1
Simplify .
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Step 1.1
Rewrite.
Step 1.2
Simplify by adding zeros.
Step 1.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.4
Combine and .
Step 1.5
Multiply .
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Step 1.5.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.5.2
Combine and .
Step 1.5.3
Multiply by .
Step 1.6
Simplify each term.
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Step 1.6.1
Move to the left of .
Step 1.6.2
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 2
Combine and .
Step 3
Move all terms containing to the left side of the equation.
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Step 3.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 3.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 3.3
Subtract from .
Step 3.4
Factor out of .
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Step 3.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.4.2
Factor out of .
Step 3.4.3
Factor out of .
Step 3.5
Factor out of .
Step 3.6
Rewrite as .
Step 3.7
Factor out of .
Step 3.8
Rewrite as .
Step 3.9
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 4
Multiply both sides of the equation by .
Step 5
Simplify both sides of the equation.
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Step 5.1
Simplify the left side.
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Step 5.1.1
Simplify .
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Step 5.1.1.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 5.1.1.1.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 5.1.1.1.2
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 5.1.1.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 5.1.1.1.4
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.1.1.1.5
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.1.1.2
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 5.1.1.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.1.1.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.1.1.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.1.1.3
Multiply.
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Step 5.1.1.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.1.1.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.2
Simplify the right side.
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Step 5.2.1
Multiply .
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Step 5.2.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.1.2
Combine and .
Step 5.2.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 6
Move all terms not containing to the right side of the equation.
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Step 6.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 6.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 6.3
Combine and .
Step 6.4
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 6.5
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 6.5.1
Multiply by .
Step 6.5.2
Subtract from .
Step 6.6
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 7
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 7.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 7.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 7.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 7.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 7.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 7.3
Simplify the right side.
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Step 7.3.1
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 7.3.2
Multiply .
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Step 7.3.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 7.3.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 8
The result can be shown in multiple forms.
Exact Form:
Decimal Form:
Mixed Number Form: