Solution - Reducing fractions to their lowest terms

Step  1  :

            8
 Simplify   —
            3

Equation at the end of step  1  :

  15    8
  —— -  —
  3     3

Step  2  :

            5
 Simplify   —
            1

Equation at the end of step  2  :

       8
  5 -  —
       3

Step  3  :

Rewriting the whole as an Equivalent Fraction :

 3.1   Subtracting a fraction from a whole

Rewrite the whole as a fraction using  3  as the denominator :

          5     5 • 3
     5 =  —  =  —————
          1       3  

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:

 5 • 3 - (8)     7
 ———————————  =  —
      3          3

Final result :

  7           
  — = 2.33333 
  3