Question

1. Reduce the following fractions to lowest term by common factor method.
a) 15 by25

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Answer 1

Answer:

Common factor of 15 by 25 is 5

Step-by-step explanation:

15=3*5

25=5*5

Therefore 5 is the answer.

Answer 2

Answer:3/5

Step-by-step explanation:

Write the prime factors of both numerator and denominator.

15 = 3 x 5

25 = 5 x 5

so,

3 x 5/ 5 x 5

We get,  

3/5