Solution - Reducing fractions to their lowest terms

Step  1  :

            4
 Simplify   —
            5

Equation at the end of step  1  :

  4    
  — -  4140
  5    

Step  2  :

Rewriting the whole as an Equivalent Fraction :

 2.1   Subtracting a whole from a fraction

Rewrite the whole as a fraction using  5  as the denominator :

            4140     4140 • 5
    4140 =  ————  =  ————————
             1          5    

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 :

 2.2       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 - (4140 • 5)     -20696
 ——————————————  =  ——————
       5              5   

Final result :

  -20696               
  —————— = -4139.20000 
    5