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Question 1056072: I need to simplify m=16 over 20
Found 3 solutions by josmiceli, addingup, MathTherapy:
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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+16%2F20+
If you divide both top and bottom by +4+,
you will not change the value of the fraction
+%28%2816%2F4%29%29+%2F+%28%2820%2F4%29%29+=+4%2F5+

Answer by addingup(3677) About Me  (Show Source):
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A number divided by 1 = the number, so leave 1 alone.
Next comes 2: Are the numbers divisible by 2?
And 3, are both numbers divisible by 3?
And 4, are both numbers divisible by 4? What did you get? Are the numbers you got divisible by 2? By 3? No? OK, you're done simplifying.

Answer by MathTherapy(10555) About Me  (Show Source):
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I need to simplify m=16 over 20
matrix%281%2C2%2C+m%2C+%22=%22%2916%2F20matrix%282%2C2%2C+%22+%22%2C+%22%F7%22%2C+%22+%22%2C+%22%F7%22%294%2F4 ------ Dividing NUMERATOR and DENOMINATOR by GCF, 4
highlight_green%28m+=+4%2F5%29