Solution - Reducing fractions to their lowest terms

Step  1  :

             5
 Simplify   ——
            -2

Equation at the end of step  1  :

                  5
  ((-15) • 3) +  ——
                 -2
 Step  2  :

Equation at the end of step  2  :

          5
   -3 +  ——
         -2

Step  3  :

Rewriting the whole as an Equivalent Fraction :

 3.1   Adding a fraction to a whole

Rewrite the whole as a fraction using  -2  as the denominator :

            -3     -3 • -2
      -3 =  ——  =  ———————
            1        -2   

Equivalent fraction : The fraction thus generated looks different but has the same value as the whole

Common denominator : The equivalent fraction and the other fraction involved in the calculation share the same denominator

Adding fractions that have a common denominator :

 3.2       Adding up the two equivalent fractions
Add the two equivalent fractions which now have a common denominator

Combine the numerators together, put the sum or difference over the common denominator then reduce to lowest terms if possible:

 -3 • 2 + 5 • -1     -11
 ———————————————  =  ———
        2             2 

Final result :

  -11            
  ——— = -5.50000 
   2