Finite Math Examples

$2 x - 8 (- \frac{1}{2})$

Step 1

Factor $2$ out of $2 x - 8 (- \frac{1}{2})$ .

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Step 1.1

Factor $2$ out of $2 x$ .

$2 (x) - 8 (- \frac{1}{2})$

Step 1.2

Factor $2$ out of $- 8 (- \frac{1}{2})$ .

$2 (x) + 2 (- 4 (- \frac{1}{2}))$

Step 1.3

Factor $2$ out of $2 (x) + 2 (- 4 (- \frac{1}{2}))$ .

$2 (x - 4 (- \frac{1}{2}))$

Step 2

Cancel the common factor of $2$ .

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Step 2.1

Move the leading negative in $- \frac{1}{2}$ into the numerator.

$2 (x - 4 (\frac{- 1}{2}))$

Step 2.2

Factor $2$ out of $- 4$ .

$2 (x + 2 (- 2) \frac{- 1}{2})$

Step 2.3

Cancel the common factor.

$2 (x + 2 \cdot - 2 \frac{- 1}{2})$

Step 2.4

Rewrite the expression.

$2 (x - 2 \cdot - 1)$

Step 3

Multiply $- 2$ by $- 1$ .

$2 (x + 2)$