Question

09. Reduce the following fractions to their lowest terms.
15/18​

Answer 1

Answer:

Reduce 15/18 to lowest terms

• Find the GCD (or HCF) of numerator and denominator. GCD of 15 and 18 is 3.
• 15 ÷ 318 ÷ 3.
• Reduced fraction: 56. Therefore, 15/18 simplified to lowest terms is 5/6.

Answer 2

Answer:

5/6

Step-by-step explanation:

15/18​ = (5×3) / (6×3)

cancelling 3 from both the numerator and the denominator, we get

15/18​ = 5/6