Solution - Reducing fractions to their lowest terms

Step  1  :

            5
 Simplify   —
            2

Equation at the end of step  1  :

        5     
  (0 -  —) -  8
        2     

Step  2  :

Rewriting the whole as an Equivalent Fraction :

 2.1   Subtracting a whole from a fraction

Rewrite the whole as a fraction using  2  as the denominator :

         8     8 • 2
    8 =  —  =  —————
         1       2  

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:

 -5 - (8 • 2)     -21
 ————————————  =  ———
      2            2 

Final result :

  -21             
  ——— = -10.50000 
   2