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Pre-Algebra Examples
Step 1
Multiply both sides by .
Step 2
Step 2.1
Simplify the left side.
Step 2.1.1
Simplify .
Step 2.1.1.1
Combine and .
Step 2.1.1.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.1.1.3
Multiply .
Step 2.1.1.3.1
Combine and .
Step 2.1.1.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.1.1.4
Multiply .
Step 2.1.1.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.1.1.4.2
Combine and .
Step 2.1.1.4.3
Multiply by .
Step 2.1.1.5
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 2.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 2.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.2.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3
Step 3.1
Move all terms containing to the left side of the equation.
Step 3.1.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 3.1.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 3.1.3
Combine and .
Step 3.1.4
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 3.1.5
Simplify each term.
Step 3.1.5.1
Simplify the numerator.
Step 3.1.5.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.1.5.1.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.1.5.1.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 3.1.5.1.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 3.1.5.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.5.1.3
Subtract from .
Step 3.1.5.2
Move to the left of .
Step 3.1.5.3
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 3.2
Move all terms not containing to the right side of the equation.
Step 3.2.1
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 3.2.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 3.2.3
Combine and .
Step 3.2.4
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 3.2.5
Simplify the numerator.
Step 3.2.5.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.5.2
Add and .
Step 3.3
Multiply both sides of the equation by .
Step 3.4
Simplify both sides of the equation.
Step 3.4.1
Simplify the left side.
Step 3.4.1.1
Simplify .
Step 3.4.1.1.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.4.1.1.1.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 3.4.1.1.1.2
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 3.4.1.1.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 3.4.1.1.1.4
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.4.1.1.1.5
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.4.1.1.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.4.1.1.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.4.1.1.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.4.1.1.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.4.1.1.3
Multiply.
Step 3.4.1.1.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.4.1.1.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.4.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 3.4.2.1
Simplify .
Step 3.4.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.4.2.1.1.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 3.4.2.1.1.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.4.2.1.1.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.4.2.1.2
Combine and .
Step 3.4.2.1.3
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 4
The result can be shown in multiple forms.
Exact Form:
Decimal Form:
Mixed Number Form: