Solution - Reducing fractions to their lowest terms

Step  1  :

            1
 Simplify   —
            6

Equation at the end of step  1  :

  6          1
  — +  (0 -  —)
  3          6

Step  2  :

            2
 Simplify   —
            1

Equation at the end of step  2  :

       -1
  2 +  ——
       6 

Step  3  :

Rewriting the whole as an Equivalent Fraction :

 3.1   Adding a fraction to a whole

Rewrite the whole as a fraction using  6  as the denominator :

          2     2 • 6
     2 =  —  =  —————
          1       6  

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:

 2 • 6 + -1     11
 ——————————  =  ——
     6          6 

Final result :

  11           
  —— = 1.83333 
  6