Solution - Simplification or other simple results

Reformatting the input :

Changes made to your input should not affect the solution:

(1): "17.25" was replaced by "(1725/100)". 2 more similar replacement(s)

Step  1  :

            69
 Simplify   ——
            4 

Equation at the end of step  1  :

  2475    69
  ———— +  ——
  100     4 

Step  2  :

            99
 Simplify   ——
            4 

Equation at the end of step  2  :

  99    69
  —— +  ——
  4     4 

Step  3  :

Adding fractions which have a common denominator :

 3.1       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:

 99 + 69     42
 ———————  =  ——
    4        1 

Final result :

  42