Solution - Simplification or other simple results

Reformatting the input :

Changes made to your input should not affect the solution:

(1): "5.8" was replaced by "(58/10)". 3 more similar replacement(s)

Step  1  :

            29
 Simplify   ——
            5 

Equation at the end of step  1  :

   159    27     29
  (——— -  ——) -  ——
   10     10     5 

Step  2  :

            27
 Simplify   ——
            10

Equation at the end of step  2  :

   159    27     29
  (——— -  ——) -  ——
   10     10     5 

Step  3  :

            159
 Simplify   ———
            10 

Equation at the end of step  3  :

   159    27     29
  (——— -  ——) -  ——
   10     10     5 

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:

 159 - (27)     66
 ——————————  =  ——
     10         5 

Equation at the end of step  4  :

  66    29
  —— -  ——
  5     5 

Step  5  :

Adding fractions which have a common denominator :

 5.1       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:

 66 - (29)     37
 —————————  =  ——
     5         5 

Final result :

  37           
  —— = 7.40000 
  5