reduce 86.8 in lowest term
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Answers
The fraction is an improper fraction (the numerator is greater than the denominator).
While there is nothing incorrect about this, an improper fraction is typically
simplified further into a mixed number.
The whole number part of the mixed number is found by dividing the 86 by the 8.
In this case we get 10.
The fractional part of the mixed number is found by using the remainder of the division,
which in this case is 6 (86 divided by 8 is 10 remainder 6).
The fraction is not reduced to lowest terms. We can reduce this fraction to lowest
terms by dividing both the numerator and denominator by 2.
Why divide by 2? 2 is the Greatest Common Divisor (GCD)
or Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of the numbers 6 and 8.
So, this fraction reduced to lowest terms is10 3 by 4