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

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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) About Me  (Show Source):
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In order to reduce 36%2F24, 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 36 and 24 is (note: click here if you need help with finding the GCF). So divide both the numerator and denominator by



In other words, to reduce the fraction you do this
%28numerator%2FGCF%29%2F%28denominator%2FGCF%29=Reduced_Fraction



%2836%2F%29%2F%2824%2F%29 Plug in the numerator, denominator, and the GCF


%283%29%2F%2824%2F%29 Now divide 36 by to get 3. This is now the new numerator.


3%2F2 Now divide 24 by to get 2. This is now the new denominator.



So

%2836%2F%29%2F%2824%2F%29=3%2F2




This means that 36%2F24 reduces to 3%2F2



In other words, 36%2F24=3%2F2






So the answer is A) 3%2F2


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Answer by CharlesG2(834) About Me  (Show Source):
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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