Rearrange terms 2 Combine multiplied terms into a single fraction 3 Multiply by 1 4 Multiply all terms by the same value to eliminate fraction denominators 5 Cancel multiplied terms that are in the denominator 6 Multiply the numbers 7 Subtract 4 4 from both sides of the equation 8 Simplify 9 Divide both sides of the equation by the same term 10 Simplify