Solution - Adding, subtracting and finding the least common multiple

Reformatting the input :

Changes made to your input should not affect the solution:

(1): "0.5" was replaced by "(5/10)".

Step  1  :

            1
 Simplify   —
            2

Equation at the end of step  1  :

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

Step  2  :

            1
 Simplify   —
            2

Equation at the end of step  2  :

         1     3
  (14 +  —) -  —
         2     2

Step  3  :

Rewriting the whole as an Equivalent Fraction :

 3.1   Adding a fraction to a whole

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

           14     14 • 2
     14 =  ——  =  ——————
           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:

 14 • 2 + 1     29
 ——————————  =  ——
     2          2 

Equation at the end of step  3  :

  29    3
  —— -  —
  2     2

Step  4  :

Adding fractions which have a common denominator :

 4.1       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:

 29 - (3)     13
 ————————  =  ——
    2         1 

Final result :

  13