Simplify (14-30)/(2(-4))

$\frac{14 - 30}{2 (- 4)}$

Cancel the common factor of $14 - 30$ and $2$ .

Factor $2$ out of $14$ .

$\frac{2 \cdot 7 - 30}{2 \cdot - 4}$

Factor $2$ out of $- 30$ .

$\frac{2 \cdot 7 + 2 \cdot - 15}{2 (- 4)}$

Factor $2$ out of $2 \cdot 7 + 2 \cdot - 15$ .

$\frac{2 \cdot (7 - 15)}{2 (- 4)}$

Cancel the common factors.

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{2 \cdot (7 - 15)}{2 \cdot - 4}$

Rewrite the expression.

$\frac{7 - 15}{- 4}$

$\frac{7 - 15}{- 4}$

$\frac{7 - 15}{- 4}$

Simplify the expression.

Subtract $15$ from $7$ .

$\frac{- 8}{- 4}$

Divide $- 8$ by $- 4$ .

$2$

$2$

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