Solution - Reducing fractions to their lowest terms

Step  1  :

             1
 Simplify   ——
            15

Equation at the end of step  1  :

  61
  ——)
  15

Step  2  :

Rewriting the whole as an Equivalent Fraction :

 2.1   Adding a fraction to a whole

Rewrite the whole as a fraction using  15  as the denominator :

          1     1 • 15
     1 =  —  =  ——————
          1       15  

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:

 15 + 1     16
 ——————  =  ——
   15       15

Equation at the end of step  2  :

  16
  ——
  15

Step  3  :

                16
 Divide  6  by  ——
                15

Final result :

  45           
  —— = 5.62500 
  8