Solution - Simplification or other simple results

Reformatting the input :

Changes made to your input should not affect the solution:

(1): "8.5" was replaced by "(85/10)". 3 more similar replacement(s)

Step  1  :

            17
 Simplify   ——
            2 

Equation at the end of step  1  :

  85   115    17
  —— - ———) ÷ —— • 10
  10   10     2 

Step  2  :

            23
 Simplify   ——
            2 

Equation at the end of step  2  :

  85   23    17
  —— - ——) ÷ —— • 10
  10   2     2 

Step  3  :

            17
 Simplify   ——
            2 

Equation at the end of step  3  :

  17   23    17
  —— - ——) ÷ —— • 10
  2    2     2 

Step  4  :

Adding fractions which have a common denominator :

 4.1       Adding fractions which have a common denominator
Combine the numerators together, put the sum or difference over the common denominator then reduce to lowest terms if possible:

 17 - (23)     -3
 —————————  =  ——
     2         1 

Equation at the end of step  4  :

  -3   17
  —— ÷ —— • 10
  1    2 

Step  5  :

                 17
 Divide  -3  by  ——
                 2 

Equation at the end of step  5  :

  -6
  —— • 10
  17

Step  6  :

Final result :

  -60            
  ——— = -3.52941 
  17