Solution - Adding, subtracting and finding the least common multiple

Step  1  :

             1
 Simplify   ——
            24

Equation at the end of step  1  :

   23    17      1
  (—— -  ——) -  ——
   24    24     24

Step  2  :

            17
 Simplify   ——
            24

Equation at the end of step  2  :

   23    17      1
  (—— -  ——) -  ——
   24    24     24

Step  3  :

            23
 Simplify   ——
            24

Equation at the end of step  3  :

   23    17      1
  (—— -  ——) -  ——
   24    24     24

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:

 23 - (17)     1
 —————————  =  —
    24         4

Equation at the end of step  4  :

  1     1
  — -  ——
  4    24

Step  5  :

Calculating the Least Common Multiple :

 5.1    Find the Least Common Multiple

      The left denominator is :       4 

      The right denominator is :       24 

      Least Common Multiple:
      24 

Calculating Multipliers :

 5.2    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 = 6

   Right_M = L.C.M / R_Deno = 1

Making Equivalent Fractions :

 5.3      Rewrite the two fractions into equivalent fractions

   L. Mult. • L. Num.       6
   ——————————————————  =   ——
         L.C.M             24

   R. Mult. • R. Num.       1
   ——————————————————  =   ——
         L.C.M             24

Adding fractions that have a common denominator :

 5.4       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:

 6 - (1)      5
 ———————  =  ——
   24        24

Final result :

   5           
  —— = 0.20833 
  24