Solution - Reducing fractions to their lowest terms

Step  1  :

            1
 Simplify   —
            6

Equation at the end of step  1  :

        1     
  (0 -  —) -  5
        6     

Step  2  :

Rewriting the whole as an Equivalent Fraction :

 2.1   Subtracting a whole from a fraction

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

         5     5 • 6
    5 =  —  =  —————
         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 :

 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:

 -1 - (5 • 6)     -31
 ————————————  =  ———
      6            6 

Final result :

  -31            
  ——— = -5.16667 
   6