Solution - Adding, subtracting and finding the least common multiple

Reformatting the input :

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(1): "3.2" was replaced by "(32/10)". 2 more similar replacement(s)

Step  1  :

            16
 Simplify   ——
            5 

Equation at the end of step  1  :

   3871          16
  (———— -  4) -  ——
   100           5 

Step  2  :

            3871
 Simplify   ————
            100 

Equation at the end of step  2  :

   3871          16
  (———— -  4) -  ——
   100           5 

Step  3  :

Rewriting the whole as an Equivalent Fraction :

 3.1   Subtracting a whole from a fraction

Rewrite the whole as a fraction using  100  as the denominator :

         4     4 • 100
    4 =  —  =  ———————
         1       100  

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:

 3871 - (4 • 100)     3471
 ————————————————  =  ————
       100            100 

Equation at the end of step  3  :

  3471    16
  ———— -  ——
  100     5 

Step  4  :

Calculating the Least Common Multiple :

 4.1    Find the Least Common Multiple

      The left denominator is :       100 

      The right denominator is :       5 

      Least Common Multiple:
      100 

Calculating Multipliers :

 4.2    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 = 1

   Right_M = L.C.M / R_Deno = 20

Making Equivalent Fractions :

 4.3      Rewrite the two fractions into equivalent fractions

Two fractions are called equivalent if they have the same numeric value.

For example :  1/2   and  2/4  are equivalent,  y/(y+1)²   and  (y²+y)/(y+1)³  are equivalent as well.

To calculate equivalent fraction , multiply the Numerator of each fraction, by its respective Multiplier.

   L. Mult. • L. Num.      3471
   ——————————————————  =   ————
         L.C.M             100 

   R. Mult. • R. Num.      16 • 20
   ——————————————————  =   ———————
         L.C.M               100  

Adding fractions that have a common denominator :

 4.4       Adding up the two equivalent fractions

 3471 - (16 • 20)     3151
 ————————————————  =  ————
       100            100 

Final result :

  3151            
  ———— = 31.51000 
  100