Express the first quantity as a fraction of the second give the fraction in its lowest terms
To express a quantity as a fraction of another quantity, you need to divide the first quantity by the second quantity.
Let's assume that the first quantity is represented by "a" and the second quantity by "b". To express "a" as a fraction of "b", we divide "a" by "b":
a/b
To simplify the fraction to its lowest terms, we need to find the greatest common divisor (GCD) of "a" and "b" and divide both the numerator and denominator by the GCD.
For example, if the fraction is 12/16, the GCD of 12 and 16 is 4. Dividing both the numerator and denominator by 4 gives us 3/4, which is the fraction in its lowest terms.
You can use various methods to find the GCD, such as prime factorization or Euclidean algorithm. Once you have the GCD, divide both the numerator and denominator by that value to simplify the fraction.