How to solve -(12-6)/(-156)-19

1. Factor the equation (x + 2)(x + 3) = 0. 2. Set each factor equal to zero: x + 2 = 0 and x + 3 = 0. 3. Solve for x: x = -2 and x = -3.

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$$- \frac{ 12-6 }{ -156 } -19$$

$-\frac{493}{26}\approx -18.961538462$

Subtract $6$ from $12$ to get $6$.

$$-\frac{6}{-156}-19$$

Reduce the fraction $\frac{6}{-156}$ to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out $6$.

$$-\left(-\frac{1}{26}\right)-19$$

The opposite of $-\frac{1}{26}$ is $\frac{1}{26}$.

$$\frac{1}{26}-19$$

Convert $19$ to fraction $\frac{494}{26}$.

$$\frac{1}{26}-\frac{494}{26}$$

Since $\frac{1}{26}$ and $\frac{494}{26}$ have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{1-494}{26}$$

Subtract $494$ from $1$ to get $-493$.

$$-\frac{493}{26}$$

$-\frac{493}{26} = -18\frac{25}{26} = -18.96153846153846$