Algebra Examples

$\frac{1}{2} (\frac{1}{2} y - \frac{1}{2})$

Step 1

Combine $\frac{1}{2}$ and $y$ .

$\frac{1}{2} \cdot (\frac{y}{2} - \frac{1}{2})$

Step 2

Apply the distributive property.

$\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{y}{2} + \frac{1}{2} (- \frac{1}{2})$

Step 3

Multiply $\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{y}{2}$ .

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Step 3.1

Multiply $\frac{1}{2}$ by $\frac{y}{2}$ .

$\frac{y}{2 \cdot 2} + \frac{1}{2} (- \frac{1}{2})$

Step 3.2

Multiply $2$ by $2$ .

$\frac{y}{4} + \frac{1}{2} (- \frac{1}{2})$

Step 4

Multiply $\frac{1}{2} (- \frac{1}{2})$ .

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Step 4.1

Multiply $\frac{1}{2}$ by $\frac{1}{2}$ .

$\frac{y}{4} - \frac{1}{2 \cdot 2}$

Step 4.2

Multiply $2$ by $2$ .

$\frac{y}{4} - \frac{1}{4}$