7. Reduce the following fractions to simplest form:
(a) 48 / 60
(b) 150 / 60
(c) 84 / 98
(d) 12 / 52
(e) 7 / 28
also tell how you got the answer
Answers
Answer:
(a) 4/5
48/60
(dividing both numerator and denominator by 2)
= 24/30
(dividing both numerator and denominator by 2)
= 12/15
(dividing both numerator and denominator by 3)
= 4/5
(b) 5/2
150/60
(cancelling the zeroes)
= 15/6
(dividing both numerator and denominator by 3)
= 5/2
(c) 6/7
84/98
(dividing both numerator and denominator by 2)
= 42/49
(dividing both numerator and denominator by 7)
= 6/7
(d) 3/13
12/52
(dividing both numerator and denominator by 2)
= 6/26
(dividing both numerator and denominator by 2)
= 3/13
(e) 1/4
7/28
(dividing both numerator and denominator by 7)
= 1/4
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Answer:
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so, here is your answer with explanation
a) 48/60= 3/4= 48/12= 3 and 60/12= 4
b) 150/60= 5/2 = 150/30= 5 and 60/30= 2
c) 84/98= 6/7 = 84/14= 6 and 98/14= 7
d) 12/52= 3/13 = 12/4= 3 and 52/4= 13
e) 7/28= 1/4= 7/7= 1 and 28/7= 4
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