SOLUTION: Explain how 14/20 is not in simplest form.

Question 849126: Explain how 14/20 is not in simplest form.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The numbers 14 and 20 share the common factor 2. So you can divide both parts by 2 to get 14/2 = 7 and 20/2 = 10. That means and is the fully reduced fraction. It is fully reduced because 7 and 10 do not share any common factors (other than 1).
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