Solution - Adding, subtracting and finding the least common multiple

Reformatting the input :

Changes made to your input should not affect the solution:

(1): "^-1" was replaced by "^(-1)".

Step  1  :

Equation at the end of step  1  :

  (12536) -  (2)(-1)

Step  2  :

 2.1     125 = 53

(125)³⁶ = (5³)³⁶ = 5¹⁰⁸

Equation at the end of step  2  :

  5108 -  (2)(-1)

Step  3  :

Rewriting the whole as an Equivalent Fraction :

 3.1   Subtracting a fraction from a whole

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

            5108      5108 • 2 
    5108 =  ————  =  ————————
             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 :

 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:

 5108 • 2 - (1)      5108•2 - 1 
 ——————————————  =  ——————————
       2                2     

Final result :

  125 - 1
  ———————
     2