SOLUTION: I am an older student taking a "beginners" Math class. How do you simplify the following fraction: 471/39? I worked it out and got 12 and 1/13. This was incorrect.

Question 182023: I am an older student taking a "beginners" Math class. How do you simplify the following fraction: 471/39? I worked it out and got 12 and 1/13. This was incorrect.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You are correct in saying that . However, I think that they want an improper fraction as an answer.

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In order to reduce , the numerator and denominator must share a common factor. This common number must evenly divide into both of them without any remainder or decimal.

In order to completely reduce the fraction, you must divide the numerator and the denominator by the greatest common factor (GCF). The GCF of and is AMP Parsing Error of []: Invalid expression '': syntax error at /home/ichudov/project_locations/algebra.com/templates/Algebra/Expression.pm line 203. . (note: click here if you need help with finding the GCF). So divide both the numerator and denominator by AMP Parsing Error of []: Invalid expression '': syntax error at /home/ichudov/project_locations/algebra.com/templates/Algebra/Expression.pm line 203. .

In other words, to reduce the fraction you do this

AMP Parsing Error of [(471/)/(39/)]: Invalid expression ')/(39/)': syntax error at /home/ichudov/project_locations/algebra.com/templates/Algebra/Expression.pm line 203. . Plug in the numerator, denominator, and the GCF

AMP Parsing Error of [(157)/(39/)]: Invalid expression ')': syntax error at /home/ichudov/project_locations/algebra.com/templates/Algebra/Expression.pm line 203. . Now divide 471 by to get 157. This is now the new numerator.

Now divide 39 by to get 13. This is now the new denominator.

So

AMP Parsing Error of [(471/)/(39/)=157/13]: Invalid expression ')/(39/)=157/13': syntax error at /home/ichudov/project_locations/algebra.com/templates/Algebra/Expression.pm line 203. .

This means that reduces to

In other words,

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