SOLUTION: I need help with this problem -9-3[4-9]divided by (-3)

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Question 202330: I need help with this problem -9-3[4-9]divided by (-3)
Answer by dyakobovitch(40) About Me  (Show Source):
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Solved by pluggable solver: EXPLAIN simplification of an expression
Your Result:
Simplify -9-3*(4-9)/(-3)
Your Answer:
  • Graphical form: -9-3%2A%284-9%29%2F%28-3%29 simplifies to -14
  • Text form: -9-3*(4-9)/(-3) simplifies to -14
  • Cartoon (animation) form: simplify_cartoon%28+-9-3%2A%284-9%29%2F%28-3%29+%29
    simplify_cartoon( -9-3*(4-9)/(-3) )

Detailed explanation:

Look at -9-highlight_red%28+3%2A%284-9%29%2F%28-highlight_red%28+3+%29%29+%29.
Remove unneeded parentheses around factor highlight_red%28+1%2F3+%29
It becomes -9%2B3%2A%284-9%29%2Fhighlight_green%28+3+%29.
Look at -9%2Bhighlight_red%28+3+%29%2A%284-9%29%2Fhighlight_red%28+3+%29.
Factors 3 and 3 have greatest common factor (GCF) of 3. Reducing fraction.
It becomes -9%2Bhighlight_green%28+1+%29%2A%284-9%29%2Fhighlight_green%28+1+%29.
Look at -highlight_red%28+9+%29%2Bhighlight_red%28+1%2A%284-9%29%2F1+%29.
Replace constants in expression: highlight_red%28+-9+%29,highlight_red%28+1%2A%284-9%29%2F1+%29 with highlight_green%28+-14+%29
It becomes highlight_green%28+-14+%29.
Look at highlight_red%28+-14+%29.
Removed extra sign in front of -14
It becomes -highlight_green%28+14+%29.
Result: -14

Done!