Solution - Reducing fractions to their lowest terms

Step  1  :

            3
 Simplify   —
            4

Equation at the end of step  1  :

          3
  1600 -  —
          4

Step  2  :

Rewriting the whole as an Equivalent Fraction :

 2.1   Subtracting a fraction from a whole

Rewrite the whole as a fraction using  4  as the denominator :

             1600     1600 • 4
     1600 =  ————  =  ————————
              1          4    

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 :

 2.2       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:

 1600 • 4 - (3)     6397
 ——————————————  =  ————
       4             4  

Final result :

  6397              
  ———— = 1599.25000 
   4