Solution - Simplification or other simple results

Step  1  :

            3
 Simplify   —
            4

Equation at the end of step  1  :

  1    3
  — -  —
  4    4

Step  2  :

            1
 Simplify   —
            4

Equation at the end of step  2  :

  1    3
  — -  —
  4    4

Step  3  :

Adding fractions which have a common denominator :

 3.1       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:

 1 - (3)     -1
 ———————  =  ——
    4        2 

Final result :

  -1            
  —— = -0.50000 
  2