can you reduce the following if so what are the answers:
4/5
5/10
9/12
6/9
16/18
2/24
4/12
6/8
4/9
9/12
15/36
4/5
5/10 = 1/2
9/12 = 3/4
I'll be glad to check your answer for the rest of these problems.
6/9= 3/4
16/18= ?
2/24= ?
4/12= ?
6/8= ?
4/9= 4/5
9/12= 3/4
15/36= ?
16/18 >> Divide the numerator and denominator by 2
2/24 >> Divide the numerator and denominator by 2
4/24 >> What number goes into the numerator and denominator evenly?
6/8 >> What number goes into the numerator and denominator evenly?
4/9 = 4/9
9/12 >> Correct
15/36 >> What number goes into the numerator and denominator evenly?
To reduce a fraction, you need to find the greatest common divisor (GCD) of the numerator and the denominator, and then divide both the numerator and the denominator by the GCD.
Let's go through each fraction and simplify it:
1. 4/5 cannot be simplified any further since the numerator (4) and denominator (5) don't have any common factors other than 1.
2. 5/10 can be simplified. The GCD of 5 and 10 is 5. Divide both the numerator and the denominator by 5 to get 1/2.
3. 9/12 can also be simplified. The GCD of 9 and 12 is 3. Divide both the numerator and the denominator by 3 to get 3/4.
4. 6/9 can be simplified. The GCD of 6 and 9 is 3. Divide both the numerator and the denominator by 3 to get 2/3.
5. 16/18 can be simplified. The GCD of 16 and 18 is 2. Divide both the numerator and the denominator by 2 to get 8/9.
6. 2/24 can be simplified. The GCD of 2 and 24 is 2. Divide both the numerator and the denominator by 2 to get 1/12.
7. 4/12 can be simplified. The GCD of 4 and 12 is 4. Divide both the numerator and the denominator by 4 to get 1/3.
8. 6/8 can be simplified. The GCD of 6 and 8 is 2. Divide both the numerator and the denominator by 2 to get 3/4.
9. 4/9 cannot be simplified any further since the numerator (4) and denominator (9) don't have any common factors other than 1.
10. 9/12 can be simplified. The GCD of 9 and 12 is 3. Divide both the numerator and the denominator by 3 to get 3/4.
11. 15/36 can be simplified. The GCD of 15 and 36 is 3. Divide both the numerator and the denominator by 3 to get 5/12.
Here are the reduced fractions:
1. 4/5
2. 1/2
3. 3/4
4. 2/3
5. 8/9
6. 1/12
7. 1/3
8. 3/4
9. 4/9
10. 3/4
11. 5/12