SOLUTION: Which of these shows 36/24 in simplest form? A. 3/2 B. 4/3 C. 2/3 D. 6/4

Question 349714: Which of these shows 36/24 in simplest form?
A. 3/2
B. 4/3
C. 2/3
D. 6/4

Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, CharlesG2:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

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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 [(36/)/(24/)]: Invalid expression ')/(24/)': 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 [(3)/(24/)]: Invalid expression ')': syntax error at /home/ichudov/project_locations/algebra.com/templates/Algebra/Expression.pm line 203. . Now divide 36 by to get 3. This is now the new numerator.

Now divide 24 by to get 2. This is now the new denominator.

So

AMP Parsing Error of [(36/)/(24/)=3/2]: Invalid expression ')/(24/)=3/2': syntax error at /home/ichudov/project_locations/algebra.com/templates/Algebra/Expression.pm line 203. .

This means that reduces to

In other words,

So the answer is A)

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Answer by CharlesG2(834) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Which of these shows 36/24 in simplest form?
A. 3/2
B. 4/3
C. 2/3
D. 6/4

36/24 = 18/12 = 9/6 = 3/2 (see what I did, I divided numerator (top) and denominator (bottom) by their common factors until could go no further)

answer A. 3/2
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