Solution - Reducing fractions to their lowest terms

Reformatting the input :

Changes made to your input should not affect the solution:

(1): "0.75" was replaced by "(75/100)". 2 more similar replacement(s)

Step  1  :

            3
 Simplify   —
            4

Equation at the end of step  1  :

                5      3
  (-14 -  (8 • ——)) +  —
               10      4

Step  2  :

            1
 Simplify   —
            2

Equation at the end of step  2  :

               1      3
  (-14 -  (8 • —)) +  —
               2      4

Step  3  :

Rewriting the whole as an Equivalent Fraction :

 3.1   Adding a fraction to a whole

Rewrite the whole as a fraction using  4  as the denominator :

            -18     -18 • 4
     -18 =  ———  =  ———————
             1         4   

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:

 -18 • 4 + 3     -69
 ———————————  =  ———
      4           4 

Final result :

  -69             
  ——— = -17.25000 
   4