Question

Reduce 48/60 to simplest form ​

Answer 1

To find:

The simplest form of 48/60

Step-by-step explanation:

Solution 1.

Here, 48 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3

and 60 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 5

Then, 48/60

= (2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3)/(2 × 2 × 3 × 5)

• Here we see that, the numerator and the denominator has some common factors. They are 2, 2 and 3. Thus we can cut them.

= (2 × 2)/5

= 4/5

Answer: 48/60 = 4/5

Solution 2.

Here, 48 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3

and 60 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 5

So HCF of 48 and 60 = 2 × 2 × 3 = 12

• In order to simplify the fraction, we can divide both the numerator and the denominator by their HCF.

Thus 48/60

= (48 ÷ 12)/(60 ÷ 12)

= 4/5

Answer: 48/60 = 4/5

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

Here, 48 = 2×2×2×2×3

and 60 = 2×2×3×5

So, H.C.F = 2×2××3=12

(48÷12)/(60÷12)=4/5=4/5