Solution - Reducing fractions to their lowest terms

Step  1  :

            6
 Simplify   —
            5

Equation at the end of step  1  :

  6    6
  — -  —
  2    5

Step  2  :

            3
 Simplify   —
            1

Equation at the end of step  2  :

       6
  3 -  —
       5

Step  3  :

Rewriting the whole as an Equivalent Fraction :

 3.1   Subtracting a fraction from a whole

Rewrite the whole as a fraction using  5  as the denominator :

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

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:

 3 • 5 - (6)     9
 ———————————  =  —
      5          5

Final result :

  9           
  — = 1.80000 
  5