Solution - Simplification or other simple results

Reformatting the input :

Changes made to your input should not affect the solution:

(1): "12.5" was replaced by "(125/10)". 2 more similar replacement(s)

Step  1  :

            25
 Simplify   ——
            2 

Equation at the end of step  1  :

  275    25
  ——— +  ——
  10     2 

Step  2  :

            55
 Simplify   ——
            2 

Equation at the end of step  2  :

  55    25
  —— +  ——
  2     2 

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:

 55 + 25     40
 ———————  =  ——
    2        1 

Final result :

  40