Solution - Adding, subtracting and finding the least common multiple

Reformatting the input :

Changes made to your input should not affect the solution:

(1): "5.7" was replaced by "(57/10)". 2 more similar replacement(s)

Step  1  :

            57
 Simplify   ——
            10

Equation at the end of step  1  :

         26     57
  (16 -  ——) -  ——
         10     10

Step  2  :

            13
 Simplify   ——
            5 

Equation at the end of step  2  :

         13     57
  (16 -  ——) -  ——
         5      10

Step  3  :

Rewriting the whole as an Equivalent Fraction :

 3.1   Subtracting a fraction from a whole

Rewrite the whole as a fraction using  5  as the denominator :

           16     16 • 5
     16 =  ——  =  ——————
           1        5   

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:

 16 • 5 - (13)     67
 —————————————  =  ——
       5           5 

Equation at the end of step  3  :

  67    57
  —— -  ——
  5     10

Step  4  :

Calculating the Least Common Multiple :

 4.1    Find the Least Common Multiple

      The left denominator is :       5 

      The right denominator is :       10 

      Least Common Multiple:
      10 

Calculating Multipliers :

 4.2    Calculate multipliers for the two fractions


    Denote the Least Common Multiple by  L.C.M 
    Denote the Left Multiplier by  Left_M 
    Denote the Right Multiplier by  Right_M 
    Denote the Left Deniminator by  L_Deno 
    Denote the Right Multiplier by  R_Deno 

   Left_M = L.C.M / L_Deno = 2

   Right_M = L.C.M / R_Deno = 1

Making Equivalent Fractions :

 4.3      Rewrite the two fractions into equivalent fractions

Two fractions are called equivalent if they have the same numeric value.

For example :  1/2   and  2/4  are equivalent,  y/(y+1)²   and  (y²+y)/(y+1)³  are equivalent as well.

To calculate equivalent fraction , multiply the Numerator of each fraction, by its respective Multiplier.

   L. Mult. • L. Num.      67 • 2
   ——————————————————  =   ——————
         L.C.M               10  

   R. Mult. • R. Num.      57
   ——————————————————  =   ——
         L.C.M             10

Adding fractions that have a common denominator :

 4.4       Adding up the two equivalent fractions

 67 • 2 - (57)     77
 —————————————  =  ——
      10           10

Final result :

  77           
  —— = 7.70000 
  10