Solution - Reducing fractions to their lowest terms

Step  1  :

            1
 Simplify   —
            2

Equation at the end of step  1  :

   1           
  (— -  60) -  25
   2           

Step  2  :

Rewriting the whole as an Equivalent Fraction :

 2.1   Subtracting a whole from a fraction

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

          60     60 • 2
    60 =  ——  =  ——————
          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 :

 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:

 1 - (60 • 2)     -119
 ————————————  =  ————
      2            2  

Equation at the end of step  2  :

  -119    
  ———— -  25
   2      

Step  3  :

Rewriting the whole as an Equivalent Fraction :

 3.1   Subtracting a whole from a fraction

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

          25     25 • 2
    25 =  ——  =  ——————
          1        2   

Adding fractions that have a common denominator :

 3.2       Adding up the two equivalent fractions

 -119 - (25 • 2)     -169
 ———————————————  =  ————
        2             2  

Final result :

  -169             
  ———— = -84.50000 
   2