Question

standard form of 5/15

Answer 1

The standard form of 5/15 is 1/3

Given :

The fraction 5/15

To find :

The standard form of 5/15

Solution :

Step 1 of 3 :

Write down the given fraction

Here the given fraction is 5/15

Step 2 of 3 :

Find common factor of numerator and denominator

For the fraction 5/15

Numerator = 5

Denominator = 15

Now 15 = 3 × 5

So common factor of numerator and denominator = 5

Step 3 of 3 :

Find standard form of 5/15

We know that standard form of a fraction is fraction with no common factors other than 1 in the numerator or denominator.

$\displaystyle \sf{ \frac{5}{15} }$

Dividing both of the numerator and denominator by 5 we have

$\displaystyle \sf{ \frac{5}{15} }$

$\displaystyle \sf{ = \frac{5 \div 5}{15 \div 5} }$

$\displaystyle \sf{ = \frac{1}{3} }$

Hence standard form of 5/15 is 1/3

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