Pre-Algebra Examples

$\frac{18 (c^{3})}{- 6 c}$

Step 1

Cancel the common factor of $18$ and $- 6$ .

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Step 1.1

Factor $6$ out of $18 (c^{3})$ .

$\frac{6 (3 c^{3})}{- 6 c}$

Step 1.2

Cancel the common factors.

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Step 1.2.1

Factor $6$ out of $- 6 c$ .

$\frac{6 (3 c^{3})}{6 (- c)}$

Step 1.2.2

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{6 (3 c^{3})}{6 (- c)}$

Step 1.2.3

Rewrite the expression.

$\frac{3 c^{3}}{- c}$

Step 2

Cancel the common factor of $c^{3}$ and $c$ .

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Step 2.1

Factor $c$ out of $3 c^{3}$ .

$\frac{c (3 c^{2})}{- c}$

Step 2.2

Move the negative one from the denominator of $\frac{3 c^{2}}{- 1}$ .

$- 1 \cdot (3 c^{2})$

Step 3

Rewrite $- 1 \cdot (3 c^{2})$ as $- (3 c^{2})$ .

$- (3 c^{2})$

Step 4

Multiply $3$ by $- 1$ .

$- 3 c^{2}$