Solve -5(3)-2(1)-3/1(2)-3=

$$\frac { - 5 ( 3 ) - 2 ( 1 ) - 3 } { 1 ( 2 ) - 3 } =$$

Evaluate

$$20$$

Solution Steps

Multiply -5 and 3 to get -15.

$$\frac{-15-2\times 1-3}{1\times 2-3}$$

Multiply 2 and 1 to get 2.

$$\frac{-15-2-3}{1\times 2-3}$$

Subtract 2 from -15 to get -17.

$$\frac{-17-3}{1\times 2-3}$$

Subtract 3 from -17 to get -20.

$$\frac{-20}{1\times 2-3}$$

Multiply 1 and 2 to get 2.

$$\frac{-20}{2-3}$$

Subtract 3 from 2 to get -1.

$$\frac{-20}{-1}$$

Fraction \frac{-20}{-1} can be simplified to 20 by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.

$$20$$

Factor

$$2^{2}\times 5$$