Write the fraction 40/16
in simplest form.
The greatest common factor of 40 and 16 is 8. Dividing both numerator and denominator by 8 gives:
40/16 = (40 ÷ 8) / (16 ÷ 8) = 5/2
Therefore, 40/16 simplifies to 5/2 in simplest form.
To simplify the fraction 40/16, we need to find the greatest common divisor (GCD) of the numerator and denominator and divide both the numerator and denominator by it.
The GCD of 40 and 16 is 8.
So, we divide both the numerator and denominator by 8:
40 ÷ 8 = 5
16 ÷ 8 = 2
Thus, the simplified form of the fraction 40/16 is 5/2.