Solution - Adding, subtracting and finding the least common multiple

Reformatting the input :

Changes made to your input should not affect the solution:

(1): "986.997" was replaced by "(986997/1000)".

Step  1  :

            986997
 Simplify   ——————
             1000 

Equation at the end of step  1  :

  986997    
  —————— -  36
   1000     

Step  2  :

Rewriting the whole as an Equivalent Fraction :

 2.1   Subtracting a whole from a fraction

Rewrite the whole as a fraction using  1000  as the denominator :

          36     36 • 1000
    36 =  ——  =  —————————
          1        1000   

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:

 986997 - (36 • 1000)     950997
 ————————————————————  =  ——————
         1000              1000 

Final result :

  950997             
  —————— = 950.99700 
   1000