SOLUTION: how do you reduce a fraction with positive numbers?

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Question 24403: how do you reduce a fraction with positive numbers?
Answer by elima(1433) About Me  (Show Source):
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You find a multiple of each and then divide them by that number;
ex.
40%2F60
each has a common multiple 10, so you divide each by 10;
40%2F10=4
60%2F10=6
4%2F6
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