Solution - Reducing fractions to their lowest terms

Step  1  :

            15
 Simplify   ——
            14

Equation at the end of step  1  :

  20    15
  —— -  ——
  5     14

Step  2  :

            4
 Simplify   —
            1

Equation at the end of step  2  :

       15
  4 -  ——
       14

Step  3  :

Rewriting the whole as an Equivalent Fraction :

 3.1   Subtracting a fraction from a whole

Rewrite the whole as a fraction using  14  as the denominator :

          4     4 • 14
     4 =  —  =  ——————
          1       14  

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:

 4 • 14 - (15)     41
 —————————————  =  ——
      14           14

Final result :

  41           
  —— = 2.92857 
  14