Simplify (14-18)/(0-2)

$\frac{14 - 18}{0 - 2}$

Step 1

Cancel the common factor of $14 - 18$ and $0 - 2$ .

Factor $2$ out of $14$ .

$\frac{2 (7) - 18}{0 - 2}$

Factor $2$ out of $- 18$ .

$\frac{2 \cdot 7 + 2 \cdot - 9}{0 - 2}$

Factor $2$ out of $2 \cdot 7 + 2 \cdot - 9$ .

$\frac{2 \cdot (7 - 9)}{0 - 2}$

Cancel the common factors.

Factor $2$ out of $0$ .

$\frac{2 \cdot (7 - 9)}{2 (0) - 2}$

Factor $2$ out of $- 2$ .

$\frac{2 \cdot (7 - 9)}{2 \cdot 0 + 2 \cdot - 1}$

Factor $2$ out of $2 \cdot 0 + 2 \cdot - 1$ .

$\frac{2 \cdot (7 - 9)}{2 \cdot (0 - 1)}$

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{2 \cdot (7 - 9)}{2 \cdot (0 - 1)}$

Rewrite the expression.

$\frac{7 - 9}{0 - 1}$

$\frac{7 - 9}{0 - 1}$

$\frac{7 - 9}{0 - 1}$

Step 2

Simplify the expression.

Subtract $9$ from $7$ .

$\frac{- 2}{0 - 1}$

Subtract $1$ from $0$ .

$\frac{- 2}{- 1}$

Divide $- 2$ by $- 1$ .

$2$

$2$

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