Math, asked by Equestrian, 1 year ago

reduce 289/391 to the lowest terms

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Answered by sumaiyakhtar03

Here's the solution:

289/391
= 17/23

Hope it helps you!!!

Equestrian: tell me with formula

sumaiyakhtar03: if u divide 289 by 17, the answer is 17.

sumaiyakhtar03: if u divide 391 by 17, the answer is 23

sumaiyakhtar03: there is no formula

sumaiyakhtar03: you will divide it by 17 in order to reduce it into its lowest terms. if you divide by 7, 9 or any other number, it will result in decimal values

Answered by pinquancaro

Answer:

The reduced form is $\frac{289}{391}=\frac{17}{23}$

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : Expression $\frac{289}{391}$

To find : Reduce the expression to the lowest terms?

Solution :

To reduce the fraction we factor the terms and cancel the like terms.

Factors of the numerator and denominator are

$\frac{289}{391}=\frac{17\times 17}{17\times 23}$

Cancel the term 17 as it is same in both,

$\frac{289}{391}=\frac{17}{23}$

Therefore, The reduced form is $\frac{289}{391}=\frac{17}{23}$

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