SOLUTION: 96/36 in simplest form

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Question 894760: 96/36 in simplest form
Found 3 solutions by josmiceli, josgarithmetic, MathTherapy:
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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+96%2F36+
Divide the top and bottom by +12+
+%28%28+96%2F12+%29%29+%2F+%28%28+36%2F12+%29%29+
+8%2F3+

Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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Factor the numerator and denominator.

%282%2A2%2A2%2A2%2A2%2A3%29%2F%282%2A3%2A2%2A3%29

%282%2A2%2A2%2A2%2A3%2A3%29%2F%282%2A2%2A3%2A3%29

%28cross%282%2A2%29%2A2%2A2%2Across%283%2A3%29%29%2F%28cross%282%2A2%2A3%2A3%29%29

Answer by MathTherapy(10552) About Me  (Show Source):
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96/36 in simplest form

96 ÷ 12 -----> 8
36 ÷ 12 -----> 3