Cristina uses a ruler to measure the length of her math textbook. She says that the book is 11 2/16 inches long. Is her measurement in simplest form? If not, what is the length of the book in simplest form?
the answer will be 2/5
no 11 1/8 she needs to reduce
no;11 1/8 needs to be reduced
To determine if Cristina's measurement is in simplest form, we need to simplify the fraction 2/16.
To do this, we can divide both the numerator (2) and the denominator (16) by their greatest common divisor.
The greatest common divisor of 2 and 16 is 2.
When we divide both 2 and 16 by 2, we get 1/8.
Therefore, Cristina's measurement of 11 2/16 inches is not in simplest form. The length of the book in simplest form is 11 1/8 inches.