Pre-Algebra Examples

$- 2 y = - 3$

Step 1

Divide each term in $- 2 y = - 3$ by $- 2$ .

$\frac{- 2 y}{- 2} = \frac{- 3}{- 2}$

Step 2

Simplify the left side.

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Step 2.1

Cancel the common factor of $- 2$ .

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Step 2.1.1

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{- 2 y}{- 2} = \frac{- 3}{- 2}$

Step 2.1.2

Divide $y$ by $1$ .

$y = \frac{- 3}{- 2}$

Step 3

Simplify the right side.

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Step 3.1

Dividing two negative values results in a positive value.

$y = \frac{3}{2}$

Step 4

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$y = \frac{3}{2}$

Decimal Form:

$y = 1.5$

Mixed Number Form:

$y = 1 \frac{1}{2}$