Solution - Reducing fractions to their lowest terms

Step  1  :

             1
 Simplify   ——
            10

Equation at the end of step  1  :

         1
  -8 -  ——
        10

Step  2  :

Rewriting the whole as an Equivalent Fraction :

 2.1   Subtracting a fraction from a whole

Rewrite the whole as a fraction using  10  as the denominator :

           -8     -8 • 10
     -8 =  ——  =  ———————
           1        10   

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 :

 2.2       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:

 -8 • 10 - (1)     -81
 —————————————  =  ———
      10           10 

Final result :

  -81            
  ——— = -8.10000 
  10