Pre-Algebra Examples

$\frac{2 y - 2}{x}$

Step 1

Factor $2$ out of $2 y - 2$ .

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Step 1.1

Factor $2$ out of $2 y$ .

$\frac{2 (y) - 2}{x}$

Step 1.2

Factor $2$ out of $- 2$ .

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

Step 1.3

Factor $2$ out of $2 (y) + 2 (- 1)$ .

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

Step 2

Apply the distributive property.

$\frac{2 y + 2 \cdot - 1}{x}$

Step 3

Multiply $2$ by $- 1$ .

$\frac{2 y - 2}{x}$

Step 4

Split the fraction $\frac{2 y - 2}{x}$ into two fractions.

$\frac{2 y}{x} + \frac{- 2}{x}$

Step 5

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$\frac{2 y}{x} - \frac{2}{x}$