I need to write and explain how I know that 55/80 is not in the simplest form.
Both the numerator and the denominator are divisible by 5.
Anything bigger than 1 that ends in a 0 is divisible by five and ten because ten is two times five
anything bigger than 5 that ends in a five is divisible by five
so I know that both top and bottom are divisible by 5
(5 * 11) / (5 * 16)
or
11/16
i have the same question as gabe
Look at your numerator,if it is 55 than can 55 go into 80, if so how many times, 50 cant go into 80 and 80 cant go into 50 so theres your answer
Because the answer has more than one multiples that get 55 and 80
To determine if a fraction is in its simplest form, we need to check if the numerator and denominator have a common factor other than 1. In this case, we have the fraction 55/80.
Step 1: Find the greatest common divisor (GCD) of the numerator and the denominator.
To find the GCD, we can list the factors of both 55 and 80 and identify the largest number that they have in common.
Factors of 55: 1, 5, 11, 55
Factors of 80: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 20, 40, 80
The common factor of 55 and 80 is 5.
Step 2: Reduce the fraction.
To simplify the fraction, divide both the numerator and denominator by their GCD, which is 5.
55/5 = 11
80/5 = 16
The simplified fraction is 11/16.
Conclusion:
We determined that 55/80 is not in its simplest form because there is a common factor of 5 between the numerator and denominator. The simplest form of the fraction is 11/16.